Little Missenden Festival 2008
Little Missenden Festival 2007
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Charles Avison |
Concerto op 6 no 9 in D major Sonata for 2 violins & continuo op 1 no 1 |
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Stephani Scarlatti |
Symphonia no 3 in G minor |
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Antonio Vivaldi |
Concerto op 3 no 11 for 2 violins & cello Concerto for flute & strings, “Il Gardellino” |
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Domenico Scarlatti arr Avison |
Concerto no 2 in G major |
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Johann Sebastian Bach |
Suite no 2 in B minor for flute & strings |
Event 6 2007
Reviving Avison
Avison Ensemble
Sunday October 14th 3.00pm
Little Missenden Church
Tickets £16, £12, £8
Pavlo Beznosiuk director and violin, Caroline Balding violin, Rachel Byrt viola, Richard Tunnicliffe cello, Peter McCarthy violone, Robert Howarth harpsichord, Lisa Beznosiuk flute
The Avison Ensemble comprises leading baroque musicians playing on period instruments
to recreate as far as possible the sound-
The Ensemble is recording Avison's entire output, ready for his tercentenary in 2009.
Director Pavlo Beznosiuk's breathtaking fiddling has delighted Little Missenden audiences in a number of past visits.
Article on Avison from Ensemble’s website
Avison Ensemble
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Join us after the concert for AFTERNOON TEA (kindly provided by the Friends of the Little Missenden Festival), and a chance to chat with the performers.
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In Little Missenden Village School
opposite the church, to the right
Little Missenden Festival 2007
Charles Avison, an 18th century Newcastle composer, conductor and organist whose
music had almost disappeared without trace, is now rated by New Grove as the most
important English concerto composer of his time. His stature is at last beginning
to register -
Lovers of Vivaldi or Scarlatti will relish Avison's elegantly exuberant writing;
and will certainly enjoy the rest of the programme -