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The English Concert
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Corelli, Handel and Vivaldi
The English Concert; Harry Bicket; Iestyn Davies countertenor
Programme & Song Text
Date
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 7.30pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

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Artists

  • The English Concert
    • Harry Bicketdirector
    • Iestyn Daviescountertenor

    Programme

    • George Frideric Handel
      1685-1759
        • Radamisto HWV12
          :
        • Passacaille
        • Ombra cara di mia sposa
        • Concerto grosso in A Op. 6 No. 11 HWV329
        • Splenda l’alba HWV166

    Interval

    • Antonio Vivaldi
      1678-1741
        • L'Olimpiade RV725
          :
        • Overture
        • Orlando Furioso RV728
          :
        • Sol da te mio dolce amore

    Encore

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193

    Overview

    Leading protagonists in the cause of Baroque music explore Handel’s older contemporary Arcangelo Corelli and his younger contemporary Giovanni Battista Ferrandini, whose cantata was long attributed to George Frideric himself.

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