Concert No. 3: The German States

Saturday April 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
At Time & Space Limited, Hudson NY

This year, Four Nations Ensemble presents 3 Programs featuring music from Austria, Savoy and Germany inspired by Couperin’s masterful sonatas entitled The Nations.

Though the Four Nations Ensemble derives its name from these masterpieces, for the first time in its 40 year concert history, the Ensemble will perform the complete set of Couperin’s grand sonatas. These exquisite, subtle and touching works will act as overtures to programs of music from the countries to which Couperin makes allusion.

The music runs a gamut from the sublime to the silly, from heartbreaking to ticklish, from the grand to the intimate, from fanfare to whisper. Join us for a tour through Austria, Savoy, France and Spain…and we add the German States in this performance season.

Concert 3, THE GERMAN STATES
Sonatas and arias of Bach, Handel, and Telemann

The Performers:
The Performers:
Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Amara Guitry, flute
Olivier Brault, violin
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Luke Stence, bass
Andrew Appel, harpsichord

Concert Program:
G. F. Handel: Sonata in B minor for flute, violin, & continuo, opus 2 #1

J. S. Bach: Sonata in E minor for violin & Continuo BWV 1023

G. F. Handel: Per te Lasciai la luce from Delirio Amoroso (1707)

~Intermission~

J. S. Bach: Partita II in C minor BWV 826 (c.1726)

J. S. Bach: Bereite dir (Cantata BWV 147)

G. Ph. Telemann: Paris Quartet I in D major

Tickets*: $40 General / $35 TSL Members
*The final ticket price will include a service fee

These concerts are made possible with generous gifts from Mr. Christian Draz, the Eleanor Kane Legacy, and with support from Four Nations’ patrons.
Four Nations enjoys the support of the New York State Council for the Arts.

ABOUT The Four Nations Ensemble:
Four decades of inspired performances in Baroque and Classical music.

The Four Nations Ensemble brings together leading soloists, generational front-runners of period instrument performance. With a core group of soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and harpsichord Four Nations distinguishes itself with innovative thoughtful programming and imaginative and powerful interpretations.