Artists
- Christian Zachariaspiano
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Christian Zacharias
Image credit: © Constanze Zacharias
From Couperin and Madrigals to Poulenc and Piaf
Christian Zacharias Lecture Recital
- Date
- Sat 14 Mar 2026, 7.30pm
- Tickets
- £40 £37 £33 £27 £18
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket
Programme
- François Couperin1668-1733
- Second livre de pièces de clavecin:
- No. 1 Les Moissoneurs
- Francis Poulenc1899-1963
- 3 mouvements perpétuels
- Second livre de pièces de clavecin:
- No. 3 Les charmes
- Improvisation No. 13 in A minor
- Domenico Scarlatti1685-1757
- Sonata in C minor Kk158
- Improvisation No. 15 in C minor 'Hommage à Edith Piaf'
- Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royerc.1705-1755
- L'Aimable from 'Premier Livre des Pièces de clavecin'
- Intermezzo in A flat
- Second livre de pièces de clavecin:
- No. 5 Les baricades mistérieuses
- Intermezzo in D flat
Overview
During the late 1600s, French authors promoted the value of ‘natural’ emotional expression in the arts, reinforcing a trend already embraced by composers such as Louis Couperin and soon to be adopted by a new generation of musicians, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer among them. Christian Zacharias recalls Francis Poulenc’s admiration for Couperin’s art and the music of the French harpsichord school in a lecture-recital of dazzling delights and enticing surprises.