DI SOSPIRI E DI TEMPESTE
Ensemble Barocco di Napoli with Tommaso Rossi (flute) & Maria Grazia Schiavo (soprano)
Sunday 19, January | 7:30 pm
Teatru Manoel, Valletta
In Baroque aesthetics, music not only describes the world of nature, but also the intricate inner geography of the human soul. Di Sospiri e di Tempeste showcases vocal and instrumental masterpieces by Vivaldi and Händel highlighting this descriptive aspect of music.
This concert is supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura La Valletta and Alice Pizza.
PROGRAMME
Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concerto in C Major for 2 flutes, strings and basso continuo RV 533
Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace
Siam navi all’onde algenti from L’Olimpiade
George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Qual farfalletta from Partenope
Antonio VIVALDI
Concerto in C minor RV 441 for recorder
George Frideric HANDEL
Partenope, Ouverture
Sweet bird from L’Allegro, Il Penseroso e il Moderato
Di tempeste il legno infranto from Giulio Cesare
Antonio VIVALDI
Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori from Griselda
George Frideric HANDEL
Piangerò la sorta mia from Giulio Cesare
Il volo così fido from Riccardo I
MUSICIANS
Ensemble Barocco di Napoli
Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano
Tommaso Rossi, recorder, transverse flute and director