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PENELOPE CAVE IN
CONCERT
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| In
addition to her illustrated paper for the 23rd annual
conference on Music in eighteenth-century
Britain
, at the
Foundling
Hospital
in November,
Penelope
Cave
has also written a chapter of the new FIMTE publication, Five
Centuries of Spanish Keyboard Music. She has given a number
of solo recitals this year, including a first performance of a piece
written by Raymond Head at the Handel House, Bach’s Italian
Concerto and Chromatic
Fantasia & Fugue for Music at St Peter’s, Wallingford
and “Made in England” for the Stratford on Avon Festival, about
which Early Music Today
wrote, “ At Nash’s House, abutting Shakespeare’s spacious
Stratford residence, more treats awaited: “Made in England” was
Penelope Cave’s spring-in-a-step harpsichord recital spanning Byrd,
Farnaby, Tomkins, Blow, Purcell, John Alcock of Lichfield, Handel (the
overture to Radamisto)
and Handel’s amanuensis, Johann Christoph Schmidt (or Smith) – whose
“Lessons” figure large among surviving sets of keyboard music from
the mid 18th century. Cave’s evocative transitions from
high renaissance via restoration to the verges of the classical era made
this programme quite remarkably enlightening.” |
| After the success of the Mostly
Mozart programme last year,
that included the National Trust at Hatchlands, Handel House and the
Winchester Early Music Series, they are now offering Sense &
Sensibilities, a tribute to Jane Austen. This specially
created musical entertainment is proving very popular with audiences and
critics alike and includes duets from Jane Austen's own books, from her
library at Chawton; the very ones she played with her sister,
Cassandra. The charming forgotten works for four hands and those
by Burney, Clementi, Pleyel and Giordani and the popular Battle of
Prague, are interspersed with entertaining contemporary readings, chosen
from diaries, letters, novels and poetry. Press comments
include: "the unanimity of the players made it very difficult
to differentiate one from the other." (York Press) and,
"a thoroughly enjoyable evening in which Cave and Brown performed
with energy and enthusiasm throughout." (Hampshire Chronicle,
February '07). |
| Recent and forthcoming concerts include: |
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FRIDAY
26TH MARCH 2010 at 1.00pm
The Guildhall, High Street, Guildford
Guildford
Spring Festival
- The King, the Court and the Comédie:
François Couperin and the Music of
Versailles
Penelope
Cave
Harpsichord
An entertaining recital with readings, evoking the court and theatre in
the time of Louis XIV.
Tickets may be obtained from Box Office, The Electric Theatre:
01483 444789 (choose option 1) or Guildford Tourist Information
OfficeTunsgate, 01483 444334
http://www.gsmf.co.uk/day6a.html |
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TUESDAY
21ST APRIL – THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 2009
Earnley Concourse, Chichester,
West Sussex
PL20 7JL
THE GREAT AND GOOD MR. HANDEL (Peter Medhurst: lecturer,
bass-baritone and director of singers and ensemble,
Penelope
Cave
: harpsichord) |
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A
feast of concerts and talks which celebrate the life and music of Handel
in his anniversary year (d.1759). Within
this course
Penelope
Cave
will play harpsichord solos by Bach and Scarlatti and a lecture/recital
on Handel’s solo harpsichord music.
Information: 01243 670 392 |
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FRIDAY
1ST MAY – SUNDAY 3RD MAY 2009
Benslow Music Trust,
Benslow Lane
, Hitchin,
Herts.
,
SG4 9RB
HARPSICHORD WEEKEND with
Penelope
Cave
: harpsichord |
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Italian
Harpsichord Music & Bach Toccatas. An
opportunity to study the style and tackle the complexities of
interpretation in the toccatas of Frescobaldi and, in a lighter vein,
this very interesting and influential music will be contrasted with
mid-18th century Sonatas by Sammartini.
J.S.Bach’s Tocatas, having their roots in those of Frescobaldi, as
well as demonstrating later Italian influence, will also be considered.
Course members will also be able to enjoy a lecture-recital on a newly
discovered manuscript during this weekend.
Information: www.benslow.org.uk
Tel: 01462 459446 |
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TUESDAY
5TH MAY 2009 at 10.30a.m. – 4.00p.m.
Purcell Room, South Bank,
London
SE1 8XX
VENICE
IN
LONDON
– Venetian musicians and artists in the 18th century
capital: STUDY DAY (The Classical Music Company – Peter Medhurst:
presenter & lecturer, Diana Vivian: soprano, James Bowman:
countertenor,
Penelope
Cave
: harpsichord, Sarah Webster: oboe, Gina McCormack and David Angel:
violins, Michael Posner: viola and Rachel Van der Tang: cello) |
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In
the early 18th century,
London
played host to many brilliant North Italian musicians and artists who
– finding
England
to their liking – settled for a period, and brought into
London
’s artistic life a breath of fresh Venetian air. This
‘breath of fresh air’ was to hallmark Georgian culture for many
years to come and the study day traces the London fortunes of Canaletto,
the Rossi brothers, Galuppi, Handel and the Venetian opera stars.
Amongst other harpsichord solos will be a performance of the
Stanley
harpsichord concerto in
C minor.
Box Office: 08703 800 400 |
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Wednesday
20TH MAY 2009 at 1.10 p.m.
Wycombe Arts Festival. The Oak Room
“And Pray, Sir, Who is Bach? –
Penelope
Cave
&
Helena
Brown play piano duet music & readings from the time of Dr Johnson,
with a Broadwood square piano of 1795 |
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Festival
Box Office: 01494 512000
Wycombe Swan,
St. Mary Street
,
High Wycombe
,
HP11 2XE
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hear an excerpt from Penelope Cave's performance of 
