Music for Marie Fel - C Sampson/Ex Cathedra (London Festival of Baroque Music)

[doversoul1]

Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from Music for Marie Fel, a concert given at St John's Smith Square as part of the London Festival of Baroque Music.

Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Matthew Barber, narrator
Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor

Soprano Marie Fel, the 'adorable nightingale' who held Parisian audiences spellbound during one of the most glorious periods in French music history and inspired the greatest composers of the day, is celebrated by a favourite modern-day nightingale in works by Rameau, Lalande, Mondonville and others.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w7r5f

[richardfinegold]

I heard Carolyn Sampson live at Wigmore Hall about 4 years ago in some Handel with a small Chamer Orchestra. Great voice, and she radiates tremendous charisma

[Nick Armstrong]

I caught half of this on the way to lunch and shall make a point of catching up / keeping this.

It was a delight, a narrated picture of the musical life of the time, la Guerre des Bouffons, etc ... and interesting contrasts between the French classics of the time and those of other countries...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w7r5f

Well worth 55 mns of anyone's time!

[David-G]

I went to this, it was the most marvellous concert. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THE WHOLE CONCERT ON R3? I really hate this idea of chopping up concerts to fit slots.

[MickyD]

I agree, but I suppose that given the way things are going these days, we were lucky to have the hour that we did. Great to hear so much rare repertoire, even to these baroque ears.