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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