Listen
This week we'll sample a recent release of music by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, performed by Ensemble Amarillis, and hear selections from a rarely-heard masque by Henry Purcell featuring Les Argonautes. We'll also hear Peter Waldner playing an original harpsichord built by Ioannes Couchet in 1646, from a CD called Musical Storytelling.
- Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre- Semele (French Cantata)- Mailys de Villoutreys, soprano; Ensemble Amaryllis
- Nicolas Lebegue- Chaconne in F major- Peter Waldner, harpsichord
- Jean-Henry d’Anglebert- Tombeau de Monsieur de Chambonnieres- Peter Waldner, harpsichord
- Henry Purcell- Circe- Les Argonautes
- Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre- Suite in G Major- Ensemble Amaryllis
- Nicolas Lebegue- Petitte Chaconne en sol majeur- Peter Waldner, harpsichord