Name: Night in Versailles
Start: 2024-07-11
End: 2024-07-11
Location: City Recital Hall

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Admin

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Conductor

Paul Dyer

Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Harpsichordist

Justin Taylor

Harpsichord

Anthony Abouhamad

Neal Peres Da Costa

Harpsichord IV

Harpsichord III

Harpsichord II

Harpsichord I

Night in Versailles

Sydney City

Australia

City Recital Hall

Melbourne

Melbourne Recital Centre

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Night in Versailles: Suite in D major, RCT 3 Rameau (+3 More)

Public

Suite in D major, RCT 3

10 Trio Sonatas, Op.1

25 Concertos comiques

Concerto in A minor for 4 harpsichords BWV 1065

Pallavi Pawar

Approved

During his lifetime, Rameau enjoyed a glittering reputation and was admired by all Europe, while Debussy’s Hommage à Rameau proves that his fame survived down the centuries. But what do we know about the rest of the Rameau family? After a highly acclaimed album devoted to the Forqueray family (ALPHA247, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Choc of the year 2016 in Classica, Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros), our harpsichordist-genealogist Justin Taylor sets out on the trail of Jean-Philippe’s son Claude-François and his nephew Lazare. To be sure, Rameau’s genius dwarfs all around him, as is demonstrated by such pieces as La Livri, La Poule and L’Égyptienne, not to mention the magnificent Nouvelle Suite in A minor, but the music of his descendants has its own interest. Justin Taylor introduces us to a work by Claude-François Rameau (La Forqueray) and the Sonata no.1 in E major by Lazare Rameau. He switches from the splendid harpsichord of the Château d’Assas (a two-manual instrument of the first half of the eighteenth century, attributed to the Lyon-based maker Donzelague) to the 1891 Érard piano of the Musée de la Musique in Paris for Debussy’s tribute to his great predecessor.

Treat yourself to a sumptuous sonic and visual palette of immersive theatrical staging inspired by Château de Versailles, and be awakened by the bold, rousing power of Baroque. Pure energy. Pure escapism. Pure delight.

Suspend your imagination and be rewarded with a captivating sensory experience. In an ode to the harpsichord brought to life within a crystalline chamber of wonder and colour, next-generation French soloist Justin Taylor will dazzle/glisten/sparkle in his Australian debut.

As always on the Brandenburg stage, it’s the mercurial blend of personalities and special guests that make us shine, and Night in Versailles promises to be no different. We welcome you to experience the Concerto for 4 harpsichords in a new light as Justin Taylor is joined by three generations of established Australian instrumentalists: Neal Peres Da Costa, Anthony Abouhamad, and the Brandenburg’s own Artistic Director Paul Dyer in a triumphant display of unity, collaboration and warmth of the Australian spirit

Immerse, reflect, be dazzled. Shine with us.

English

Night in Versailles by Rameau, Reali, G. B., Corrette, M., Bach, J. S., Thu 11 Jul 2024, From (2024/2024), Conductor Paul Dyer, City Recital Hall, Sydney City, Australia

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