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A Gift For Your Garden: Music by Handel, Telemann, Oswald, and Graun

Join us for a celebration of eighteenth-century horticultural gift-giving! Ensemble Hesperi‘s programme presents a cornucopia of music by Telemann and his gardening correspondents: a sonata from his Paris Quartets, a folky trio sonata, and two virtuosic solo fantasias, alongside trio sonatas by Handel and Graun. This wonderful music is framed by charming airs by Oswald depicting the plants Telemann loved best. This programme appears on Hesperi’s latest release with BIS Records, ‘A Gift for Your Garden’, which was selected as Record of the Week on BBC Radio 3’s Essential Classics.

Musicians:

Ensemble Hesperi

Mary-Jannet Leith recorders

Gabriella Jones violin

Florence Petit cello

Tom Allery harpsichord/organ

Programme:

James Oswald (1711–69) Airs for Spring, “The Anemone”

George Frederick Handel (1685–1759) Trio Sonata in B minor Op. 2 No. 1/HWV 386b

Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasies for Flute without Bass in E major No. 9 TWV 40:10

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Wir glauben all an einen Gott BWV 680

James Oswald Airs for the Spring:‘The Hyacinth’

Georg Philipp Telemann 6 Quadri, Sonata 1, TWV 43: A1

-INTERVAL-

George Frederick Handel ‘March’ from Scipio

Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–71) Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV

Georg Philipp Telemann Sonata for Solo Cello (from Der getreue Music-Meister) TWV 41: D6

James Oswald Airs for the Spring: ‘The Tulip’

Georg Philipp Telemann Triosonate in G minor TWV 42:g9

The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available before the concert (from 6.00pm) and during the interval..
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.
Event Details
07. 06. 2026.
June 7 - June 7
All Saint’s Church, Farringdon
Church Rd
Free – £20.00
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