Manchester’s Own: Spring Flower Collection, is the first in a series of concerts that continues our commitment to tracing Manchester’s cultural history. The Newman Flower collection at Manchester’s Henry Watson library contains a wealth of historically significant, scarcely performed manuscripts. Hear a range of manuscripts from the collection brought to life in technicolour by Manchester Baroque's principal players!
Programme:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713) - Concerto Grosso Op 6/1 (1724)
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) - Concerto for Harpsichord in Bb Major Op.4/2
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) - Concerto for Flute Il Gardellino RV 90
INTERVAL
Antonio Vivaldi - ‘Spring’ from The Four Seasons RV 269
Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 – 1783) - Concerto for Harpsichord Op. 4/1
George Frideric Handel - Concerto Grosso Op.3/3
Soloists:
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
David Francis – Harpsichord
Tickets, priced from £8 to £25 with discounts on some tickets for the over 65s, young people and the unwaged, are avalable here.