Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Cantate Orfeo, P.115 (ca 1735)
François Couperin (1668-1733)
Les Nations (1726)
Passacaille de l’Espagnole (Deuxième ordre)
Sonade de L’Impériale (Troisième Ordre)
André Campra (1660-1744)
Les Fêtes vénitiennes (1710) « La farfalla intorno ai fiori » (air d’Irène)
L’Europe galante (1697) – « El esperar en amor » (Air de L’Espagnole)
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
Concerto pour flûte en do majeur opus 7 nº 3
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantate Non sa che sia dolore BWV 209 (ca 1729) Air « Ich habe genug » extrait de la cantate homonyme BWV 82 (1727)
CAST
Florie Valiquette, soprano
Jocelyn Daubigney, flute
Gilone Gaubert & Benjamin Chénier, violins
Stefano Marcocchi, alto
Emmanuel Jacques, cello
Ludek Braný, doublebass
Christophe Rousset, musical direction et harpsichord
« This programme features the cantata Non sa che sia dolore, the heart-wrenching tale of a love torn apart: a soldier heads off to war, leaving behind a woman bereft. Florie Valiquette will be our soprano for the occasion – a voice I’m particularly fond of. There’s a richness and lightness to her singing, with just a touch of innocence that I find especially moving. She’s such a radiant presence too, endlessly enthusiastic, and I’m truly delighted to be working with her again on this.
Now, this is a rather surprising Bach – a cantata in Italian, from a composer who famously had little time for opera seria! And yet, from the very first note, it’s unmistakably Bach. For a harpsichordist like me, Bach is quite simply part of daily life. If I’ve not played for a few days, it’s always to him that I return. It’s a way of bringing the fingers back into shape… and the mind too, really. His music is like stone – something you polish endlessly, always finding new facets. I still feel a quiet pride in having worked my way through The Well-Tempered Clavier and The Art of Fugue – those are real brain-burners! But the connection with Bach is never finished. For a harpsichordist, he’s absolutely… organic. »
– Christophe Rousset