Paolo Pandolfo

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Adieu Sweet Love – The Art of Melancholy

Experience the ‘pure sound’ (The Strad) of one of the planet’s greatest viola da gamba players.

Described as ‘one of the most brilliant and poetic exponent’ (Gramophone) of his instrument, Paolo Pandolfo makes his Melbourne Recital Centre debut with a mesmerising venture through the golden age of the viola da gamba.

Mimicking that of European courts, the Primrose Potter Salon’s intimate acoustics are on full display in this hour-long performance demonstrating why this historical instrument captivated audiences for centuries.

From the intimacy of de Machy’s elegant French suite, the bold experimentalism of Tobias Hume’s The First Part of Ayres, right through to his own arrangement of Bach’s second Cello Suite, this historic, yet thoroughly contemporary, instrument comes to life with Paolo’s ‘brilliantly poetic’ (Sydney Morning Herald) artistry.

Dates & Times

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Duration: 1 hour (no interval). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.

Tickets

Standard $69

Concession $59

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Artists

Paolo Pandolfo viola da gamba

Program

Tobias Hume
The First Part of Ayres
XLVII. Captain Humes Pavan
XXXIX. Touch me Lightly
XXXVIII. Tickle me Quickly
IX. Adieu, Sweet Love
XLIX. A Soldier’s Galliard

Le Sieur de Machy
Pieces de violle: Suite No.8 in A
I. Prelude

Marin Marais
Le Bandinage
Les Voix Humaines

Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Paolo Pandolfo
Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Carl Friedrich Abel
Viola da Gamba Suite in D Minor
I. Arpeggiata
IV. Adagio
III. Allegro

Jean de Sainte-Colomb
Pieces de viole: Suite in C
VI. Chaconne

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