Le Consort
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Theotime Langlois de Swarte & Sophie de Bardonneche, violins; Hanna Salzenstein, cello; Justin Taylor, harpsichord
PROGRAMS FOR FALL 2028 (subject to minor changes)
Program I: Baroque Splendors
Henry Purcell (1659-1995): Queen's Dolour
Nicola Matteis (1649-1699): Maniera italiana (1'30), Andante Malinconico
Henry Purcell: Sonata in G minor Z 807 (from Ten Sonatas in Four Parts)
Nicola Matteis: Diverse Bizarrie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona (4'15) Borre
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Jean-François Dandrieu (1682 –1738): Sonata op. 1, No. 4 in A major: Adagio, Allegro, Vivace, Largo, Vivace
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764): Les Tendres Plaintes
Michel-Pignolet de Montéclair (1667 – 1737): Plainte en dialogue pour deux violons
Jean-François Dandrieu: Sonata op. 1, No. 3 in G minor- Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Giga
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Danse du Grand Calumet de la Paix
Giuseppe Maria Dall'Abaco (1710 – 1805): Capriccio I per violoncello in C minor - Preludio improvisato
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) Sonata in g minor op. 1, No. 1 –
Preludio Grave, Allemanda Allegro, Adagio, Capriccio Allegro, Gavotta Allegro
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725): Preludio (Toccata in D minor)
Antonio Vivaldi: Folia op. 1, No. 12
Program II: Venice
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Sonata Op 1, No.1 in G Minor
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata RV 60 Allegro
Sonata Op. 1, No. 3 in C Major- Adagio, Allemanda, Adagio, Sarabanda
Antonio Caldara: Ciaconna Op 2, No 12
Giorgio Gentili: Sonata Op. 1, No. 1
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736): Sonata No. 14 in A Minor for cello and basso continuo - Aria Allegretto
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata op 1 no. 9 - Allegro, Adagio
Biagio Marini (1594-1663): La Zorzi Sinfonia - Grave in A minor
Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665): Ballo detto Pollicio in A minor, Ciaccona Op. 12, No. 20 C major
-INTERMISSION -
Giovanni Battista Reali (1681-1751): Sinfonia IV (Sonata) in D Major - Grave
Sinfonia IV (Sonata) in D Major - Grave Allegro Grave Allegro
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736): Sonata in G minor, Op.1, No. 8
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Sonata Op. 1, No. 2 in E minor
Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665): La Caravaggia, La Sartoria
Giovanni Battista Reali: Sinfonia XII – Folia
August 2026
BIOGRAPHY
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Sophie de Bardonnèche, violin
Hanna Salzenstein, cello
Justin Taylor, harpsichord
(also Louise Pierrard, viola da gamba - not on 25/26 North American tour)
Formed in Paris in 2015, Le Consort is dedicated to Baroque music, particularly the trio sonata genre. Since their debut, they have been working on, playing, recording and performing this repertoire with enthusiasm, sincerity and modernity. Indeed, the trio sonata is a genre particularly emblematic of chamber music in the Baroque era, and Le Consort strives to bring a personal, dynamic and colorful interpretation to this genre.
Le Consort has performed throughout France and internationally at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms, among many other venues and festivals worldwide. Since their 2023 debut in North America, they have enchanted audiences across the continent with concerts performed in New York, Boston, Denver, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, and many other cities. The summer of 2026 will find them touring in Asia with concerts at the Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Oji Hall and Hyogo Performing Arts Center. They will return to the U.S. in October 2027.
Their repertoire includes works by composers such as Corelli, Vivaldi, Couperin and Purcell, as well as lesser-known composers whom Le Consort strives to rediscover and promote. Bringing these unknown composers back into the spotlight is one of the ensemble's artistic hallmarks. Jean-François Dandrieu, Louis-Antoine Lefevre, Giovanni Battista Reali and Mrs Philarmonica are composers that Le Consort has revived from obscurity, recording them for the first time for modern audiences.
In recent years, Le Consort has regularly strayed from the path of trio sonatas and expanded its ranks to accompany vocal projects and concertos. Examples include Vivaldi’s Concerti per una Vita; the Four Seasons with soloist Théotime Langlois de Swarte; ‘Concerti per Violoncello’ with Hanna Salzenstein on solo cello; and the album ‘Teatro Sant Angelo’ with Adèle Charvet, dedicated to Vivaldi, as well as ‘Begin the Song’, exploring the English music repertoire with countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos Djian.
Caisse des Dépôts is the ensemble's main sponsor. Le Consort is in residence at the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier Occitanie / Pyrénées Méditerranée.
May 2026 – please discard any previous or undated versions