BREMF: Sex, Lies and Violins – Ars Eloquentiae

For their ‘Grand Tour Shorts’ programme, Ars Eloquentiae was made up of two violins, baroque recorder, cello continuo and harpsichord. They based their programme very loosely on Sterne’s ‘A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy’ (1768), a risqué tale that never gets as far as Italy. A talented and enthusiastic ensemble, they began steadily with Marin Marais and built up to virtuoso Vivaldi. Their infectious joy in playing communicated easily to the packed house. It may be an informal venue more used to jazz, and recording Latest TV, but once these lads began playing our attention was held completely.

Latest Music Bar, 1 November 2014

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