Anne Danican Philidor (1681–1728) Sonata pour la flute à bec - Lentement

This video is part of the project ’Pick a Card...’ exploring historical playing cards held in the British Museum. The cards featured in this episode can be viewed here: Ensemble Augelletti: Olwen Foulkes - Recorders Benedict Williams - chamber organ Playing cards have been used throughout history to entertain and to educate resulting in an extraordinary array of playing card packs with different designs. In this project, Ensemble Augelletti explore the historic playing cards held in the British museum and connect them to different pieces of music, filmed live at the Voces8 Centre. The first 26 videos are generously sponsored by the Continuo Foundation