Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
As the torrid heat of summer gives way to autumn’s gentle mists and mellow fruitfulness, Fiori is back in action with a calendar full of musical delights.
First up, a notional journey tracing the imagined adventures of the 1750 London-made violin that baroque violinist Kerstin Linder-Dewan plays. Under what skies might her instrument have been played during its 275 year existence, she wonders? What countries might it have visited? and what music might it have performed along the way? The answers of course will never be known. But asking the questions allows Kerstin to present a hypothetical travelogue exploring music from many different parts of both the old and the ‘new world’. In an intriguing programme in the tucked away church at Catesby, she performs works by JS Bach’s elder brother Johann Jacob Bach, pieces by his little known contemporaries the Czech František Benda and the Dutchman de Wesch, as well as music by the Italian Geminiani and the Portuguese composer Nogeira. A fascinating musical odyssey, postulating what music this fine English baroque violin may have played through the ages.
Then on 4 October, Fiori visit Potterspury for the final concert in our series commemorating the life and legacy of the great early music pioneer David Munrow. This time we fête Munrow the bucolic flautist in an exciting programme of chamber concertos by Vivaldi. We are hugely grateful to the Continuo Foundation for generously supporting this concert.
And two weeks later we are in Deddington when distinguished basset clarinettist and Mozart expert Colin Lawson joins us for Mozart’s sublime clarinet quintet – some of the most transcendent music ever written! And a treat not to be missed.
Recipe of the month
Seared pigeon breast with sautéed potatoes and redcurrant jelly
Bramble and apple pie with whipped cream