Lille Opera
THE SOFT VOICE OF THE VIOLA DA GAMBA
Concert
Cycle Soloists of the Concert d’Astrée
On the 05/03/2008
Introduction
Works by Matthew Locke, François Couperin, Sainte-Colombe, Christopher Simpson, Marin Marais
Atsushi Sakai and Jonathan Manson viola da gamba, Violaine Cochard harpsichord
Emblematic instruments of baroque music since the days of Sainte-Colombe, the singular and troubling timbre of the viola da gamba has inspired some of the most beautiful scores from French and English baroque composers. A discovery led by artists of exceptional calibre.
