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Program

Johann Christian Bach, Quartetto in D major, Op. 8 No. 4, WB 52

Andante

Rondeau

Joseph Haydn, A selection of the most favourite Scots–songs

John Anderson

Carl Friedrich Abel, Prelude in D-Dur

Johann Samuel Schroeter, Six sonatas Op. 7 No. 6

Allegro ma non troppo

Joseph Haydn/William Shakespeare, "She never told her love"

Carl Friedrich Abel, Quartet in G Major, WKO 227

1. Allegro moderato

Carl Friedrich Abel, Sonata a due flauti o violini e violoncello, Op. 3 No. 1

Adagio ma non troppo

Carl Friedrich Abel, Quartet in G Major, WKO 227

2. Allegretto

Joseph Haydn, A selection of the most favourite Scots–songs

Mary’s dream

Johann Samuel Schroeter, Two Harpsichord Quintets, Op. 1

Quintet in C Major, 1. Allegro

Quintet in C Major, 2. Largo

Quintet in C Major, 3. Allegro

Joseph Haydn, A selection of the most favourite Scots–songs

I love my love in secret

John Anderson

Les Ombres perform J.C. Bach, Haydn, Abel, and Schroeter

Festival Singer-Polignac 2023

Cast

Fiona McGown — Mezzo-soprano

Les Ombres

Sylvain Sartre — Traverso

Margaux Blanchard — Gambist

Théotime Langlois de Swarte — Violinist

Justin Taylor — Pianist

Program notes

At the 2023 Festival Singer-Polignac, all spotlights are on Les Ombres! The two founders of this acclaimed Baroque ensemble, Margaux Blanchard and Sylvain Sartre, are joined by Théotime Langlois and Justin Taylor of Le Consort (and artists in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac), as well as mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown. A program made up of works by Johann Christian Bach, Haydn, Abel, and Schroeter highlights the unity of this sensational collaboration.

A closer look: featured composers

Joseph Haydn

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