2016 Festival
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
OPENING FANFARE
7pm The Old Palace
Reiche arr. Balsom Fanfare, ‘Abblasen’
Torelli Sonata à cinque
Biber Sonatas IX and XI from Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum
Purcell Sonata in D major, Z.850
Telemann Sinfonia Spirituosa in D, TWV 44:I
JS Bach Cantata BWV 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
Alison Balsom natural trumpet
Lucy Crowe soprano
Pavlo Beznosiuk violin | Maggie Faultless violin
John Crockatt viola | Robin Michael cello
Christine Sticher double bass | David Miller lute
Maggie Cole harpsichord
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
LATE NIGHT CONCERT
9:30pm The Old Palace
Beethoven String Quartet No.15 in A minor, op.132
TS Eliot Excerpts from Four Quartets
Navarra Quartet
Juliet Stevenson narrator
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
LEIPZIG CONNECTIONS
5:30pm The Marble Hall
JS Bach Gamba Sonata No.1 in G major, BWV 1027
Schumann arr. Kirchner 6 Études in Canonic Form
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, op.66
Tom Poster piano
Magnus Johnston violin
Guy Johnston cello
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
A BACH CELEBRATION
8pm The Marble Hall
JS Bach
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906
Aria Variata “alla Maniera Italiana”, BWV 989
Fifteen Two-part Inventions, BWV 772-786
Interval
Fifteen Three-part Sinfonias (Inventions), BWV 787-801
Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Capriccio in E major, BWV 993
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Angela Hewitt piano
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
FORTEPIANO AND STRINGS
5:30pm The Marble Hall
Mozart String Quintet No.3 in C, K515
CPE Bach Fantastia in C for solo piano, H291
Mozart Piano Concerto No.14 in E-flat, K449
Melvyn Tan fortepiano |Pavlo Beznosiuk violin
Maggie Faultless violin |John Crockatt viola
Simone van der Giessen viola |Robin Michael cello
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
VIENNESE WHIRL
8pm The Marble Hall
CPE Bach Violin Sonata in C minor, H514
Mozart Violin Sonata in B-flat major “Strinasacchi”, K454
Beethoven Violin Sonata No 7 in C minor op.30 Mo 2
Rachel Podger violin
Maggie Cole harpsichord
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
COFFEE CONCERT
11:30am The Old Palace
JS Bach Cantata BWV 82a Ich habe genug
Buxtehude Quemadmodum desiderat cervus
Bruhns Jauchzet den Herren alle Welt
JS Bach Flute sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
Purcell Set of songs:
An Evening Hymn
Lord, what is Man?
Charon the Peaceful Shade Invites
The Sparrow and the Gentle Dove
James Gilchrist tenor
Lisa Beznosiuk flute | Pavlo Beznosiuk violin
Maggie Faultless violin | John Crockatt viola
Robin Michael cello | Christine Sticher bass
Maggie Cole harpsichord
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
THE HOLY TRINITY
4:30pm The Chapel
JS Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007
JS Bach Cello Suite No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
JS Bach Cello Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Guy Johnston cello
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
FINALE
7pm The Old Palace
CPE Bach Concerto for Harpsichord and Fortepiano in E-flat major, H479
Mozart Sonata for Four Hands in C major, K521
JS Bach Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Terry Edwards conductor
Melvyn Tan fortepiano | Maggie Cole harpsichord
Grace Davidson soprano
Nicki Kennedy soprano
Martha Mclorinan contralto
Richard Edgar Wilson tenor
Stefan Berkieta baritone
The Bach Choir Voices
The Hatfield House Festival Orchestra
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