Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723 - 1787) - Fugue in D major

Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723 - 1787) - Fugue in D major 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: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collect... Ensemble Augelletti: Olwen Foulkes - recorders Ellen Bundy - violin Carina Drury - cello Toby Carr - archlute Benedict Williams - organ www.ensembleaugelletti.com 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. 30 videos in this series are generously sponsored by the Continuo Foundation