La Parisienne

La Parisienne is Passacaglia’s new album, due for release on the Barn Cottage Records label on 16th April 2026, and a live programme that explores the same brilliant repertoire.

For nearly 150 years, the Danican-Philidor family stood at the centre of French musical life. Through the closely connected yet distinctive voices of cousins Pierre and Anne
Danican-Philidor, La Parisienne captures a moment of transition in French music from the cultural hot-house of Versailles to the more cosmopolitan salons of Paris.

In this trailer video Passacaglia flautist Annabel Knight discusses the project in some more depth, and introduces some taster performances:

La Parisienne repertoire includes:

Pierre Danican-Philidor (1681-1731)
Quatriéme, Cinquiéme, Sixiéme & Douxiéme Suittes (from Premier, Deuxiéme & Troisiéme Ouevres, Paris 1717-18)

Anne Danican-Philidor ‘fils aîné’ (1681-1728)
Sonate pour la Flute à bec (Premier Livre de Pieces, Paris 1712)
Character pieces from Deuxieme Livre de Pieces, Paris 1714

Full video performances of some of these works are available on Passacaglia’s YouTube channel.