24th June

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

De Sainte Colombe, Godard with himself, Lambert, Händel, Marais and de la Fontaine from Einbeck

Göttingen International Händel Festival. Michel Godard, serpent, Antje Rux, soprano, Airelle Besson, jazz trumpet, Atsushi Sakai, viola da gamba, and Bruno Helstroffer, theorbo, perform:

Sieur DE SAINTE COLOMBE: Prélude pour viole.

Michel GODARD: A trace of grace.

Michel LAMBERT: ‘Vos mépris chaque jour’ from 'Les airs du sieur Lambert'.

GODARD: Sulla scala delle sfere.

HÄNDEL: ‘Peaceful rest’ from 'Hercules', Oratorio/ ‘Piangerò la sorte mia‘ from 'Giulio Cesare'.

GODARD: Light the earth.

HÄNDEL: ‘Ferma l’ali‘ from 'La Resurrezzione'.

MARAIS: Prélude sur 'Les folies d’Espagne'.

Jean DE LA FONTAINE: Couplets pour Mme D‘Hervart sur I‘air des 'Folies d’Espagne'.

Recorded 14 May.