Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Justin Taylor tour their new program 'Les frères Francoeur' ahead of their latest album release

Programme

Dubuisson - Prelude in G minor

François Francœur - Sonata for violin No.6 in G minor

Adagio - Courante - Rondeau

François Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses

Louis Francœur - Suite in B minor

Largo - Rondeau, gracieusement - Tambourin

Pancrace Royer - La Marche des Scythes

François Francœur - Gavotte for ‘Les Muses et Les Plaisirs’

• 2ème air (excerpt from Tarcis et Zélie)

• Sonata for violin No. 10 in G Major

  Adagio - Presto

Louis Francoeur - Sonata for violin No.3 in E minor

Adagio - Alemanda - Courante

Henry Eccles - Sonata in G minor

Adagio - Corrente

Alessandro Marcello - Largo (excerpt from oboe concerto in D minor)

Archangelo Corelli - La Follia (excerpt from Sonatas op.5)

The critically acclaimed duo are set to release a new recording of their latest recital ‘Les frères Francoeur’ on september 23RD, 2022.

This recital, entitled ‘Les frères Francoeur’, transports us to 18th century France, to discover the works of the Francoeur brothers - François and Louis Francoeur. François is known as the leading violinist of the court of Louis XV, elevated to the peerage by the same monarch and admitted to the Académie Royale de Musique. His brother Louis, on the other hand, was accorded a significantly smaller status in the musical pantheon. Unjustly, according to Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Justin Taylor. With lyrical sonatas for violin and harpsichord by both gentlemen, they restore the balance and cut it with other giants of the French eighteenth century such as Couperin and Rameau.

Catch the duo performing across France, ahead of their album release on the 23rd September, 2022. See below for tour dates and venues.

Performance Dates and Details

5th July - Festival L'Offrande Musicale

21st July - Festival de Toulouse

23rd July - Festival de Saint-Paul de Vence

25th July - Festival Vendée

12th August - Festival du Périgord Noir

22nd September - Festival Septembre Musical de L’Orne

23rd September - CD release date

Henri Eccles: Sonata in G minor