January 7, 2005

The Battle of Good Taste
Trinity Episcopal Church
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ars Antigua, in collaboration with Ensemble Voltaire, romps through what was the minefield of Baroque passions surrounding the conflicting styles of French and Italian music.

Deuxieme Recreation de Musique, Op 8 (1737)
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Ouverture: Gravement

Sonata No. 1 in D Major (1701)
Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (1645c.-1710)

(Toccata)
Largo
Sostenuto
Largo
Presto

Les Nations
Armand Louis Couperin (1727-1789)

L’Italienne
La Francoise

Troisieme Suite from Premier Livre de Pieces (1708)
Jacques Hotteterre (1674-1763)

Allemande, La Cascade de St. Cloud
Sarabande, La Guimon
Courante, L’indiferente-Double
Rondeau, Le Plaintif
Menuet, Le Mignon
Gigue, L’Italianenne

Sonata a tre, Op.5, No. 2 in e minor (1745)
Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764)

Largo-Andante
Allegro
Allegro

Sonata VIII a Trios
Jean-Marie Leclair

Adagio
Allegro
Sarabanda
Allegro assai

Musicians

Christopher Verrette, baroque violin
Barabara Kallaur, traverso
Elizabeth Macdonald, viola da gamba
Thomas Gerber, harpsichord
Jerry Fuller, baroque double bass