|
Festival Events
¤ All Events ¤ Concerts ¤ Fringe Events ¤ Junior Events ¤ Workshops ¤ Breaking News |
Information
¤ Booking Information ¤ Contact Us ¤ The Longslade Consort ¤ Join Our Mailing List ¤ Links ¤ John's Page |
4th February 2012
|
|
|
|||
| Breaking News |
4th February 2012 |
|||
|
For details of The Longslade Consort concerts, please click on the Concerts page We are now on facebook - type early music leicester into the search panel to find the group Harpsichord Recital - Anne de Graeve Saint Margaret's Church, Leicester Thursday 12th January 2012 Joseph Hector Fiocco was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1703. He was one of sixteen children born to Pietro Antonio Fiocco, an Italian composer. In addition to his career as a composer, he was also an accomplished violinist, as well as a professor of Greek and Latin. Greatly influenced by Couperin, among his best known works are Lamentations Du Jeudi Saint, Missa Solemnis and Pieces Clavecin. Anne de Graeve told us a little of the background of Fiocco and mentioned that her late husband had spent some time editing some of his vocal works. In addition to these better-known works, Fiocco wrote two suites for harpsichord of which she was going to play the second on the harpsichord once owned by the late Peter Crump, well known local composer and teacher. The two suites for harpsichord were dedicated to the Duke of Arenberg, and they incorporate French and Italian styles. Both contain several dance-like movements and Anne took us a few at a time of the total of 12. She admirably captured the various styles of the various dances and showed the instrument with considerable skill. The buff stop was used to great effect in the lyrical penultimate movement which contrasted brilliantly with the ultimate allegro. An appealing concert to an audience which filled the chancel. We will welcome Anne back when she shares the platform with the "Cabinet of Curiosities" on Saturday 26th May for the annual Peter Crump Concert. |
|