Under the title Parisian Elegance and Splendour, we will listen to Baroque masterpieces inspired by the French court of Louis XIV. The programme includes works by outstanding composers Pierre Danican Philidor, Marin Marais, and Georg Philipp Telemann, performed for you by the acclaimed Slovenian Baroque ensemble Tacet Ensemble.
Under the influence of King Louis XIV, a great patron of the arts, French Baroque instrumental music developed in a spirit of grandeur, brilliance, and elegance. This concert programme features suites by two French composers who were both masters and virtuosos of their instruments. Pierre Danican Philidor and Marin Marais followed the ideals of the French Baroque style. Georg Philipp Telemann also experimented with the influence of the French style—in the introductory Prélude of his Paris Quartet. Pierre Danican Philidor was a member of a renowned French musical dynasty. Like many of his relatives, he played the oboe and was a member of several royal court orchestras. Marin Marais gained fame early on as a virtuoso of the viola da gamba. At the age of nineteen, he performed at the Paris Opera and later rose to prominence as a chamber musician at the court of Louis XIV. Under the mentorship of Lully, he began composing and, in 1692, published six suites for two melodic instruments and basso continuo.
Programme
- 18.00 – prelude, presentation of performers
- 19.30 – concert
Join them on a musical journey into a world of luxury, refinement, and artistic virtuosity. You are warmly invited!
