Pas de Bourree

Copenhagen-based early music ensemble Camerata Oresund takes a musical voyage throughout baroque Europe on their debut recording Pas de bourree. Suites of dances by Campra, Roman and Purcell alternate with concertos by Bach and Vivaldi and a programme work by Telemann. A theme of travel and journeying unites these pieces. Camerata Oresund cannot keep their feet still even in the most virtuoso of concertos. They dance an energetic "pas de bourree" to the Allegro of Bach's Harpsichord Concerto, whilst the slow movement from Vivaldi's L'estro armonico is transformed into a hypnotic Sarabande. Pas de bourree is a colourful kaleidoscope of moods, emotions, characters and stories. Camerata Oresund remains true to their promise that everything they touch will turn into a dance.

 Andre Campra (1660-1744) , Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758) , Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) , Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) , Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) , Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

• Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV1055
• Campra: L'Europe Galante
• Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629: excerpts
• Roman: The Golovin Music
• Telemann: Overture (Suite) TWV 55:G4 in G major 'Les nations anciens et modernes'
• Vivaldi: Concerto, Op. 3 No. 4 'Con quattro Violini obligati', RV 550