'Sweeter than Roses'

Opening with the haunting sound of the 13th century composer Perotinus, this exciting programme spans some four centuries of music, varying from Purcell's famous 'Evening Hymn' to a keyboard sonata depicting the agonies of an ancient Israelite king, the pain of a rejected lover and the sweetness of a first kiss.

Perotinus

Song 'Beata Viscera'

Claudio Monteverdi

Song 'Ego flos campi'

Johann Kuhnau

Harpsichord sonata 'Hiskia agonizzante e risanto'

Heinrich Schütz

Song 'Eile, mich, Gott, zu erretten'

J.S. Bach

Suite in G major for solo cello

Henry Purcell

A Morning Hymn

An Evening Hymn

George Frideric Handel

Cantata 'Lungi da voi che siete poli'

C.P.E. Bach

Air and Variations on 'La Follia'

Henry Purcell

Song 'Not all my torments'

Song 'Music for a while'

Antonio Vivaldi

Cello sonata No V in E minor

Henry Purcell

Song 'Sweeter than Roses'