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.

PROGRAMME

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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

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George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Qual farfalletta from Partenope

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Antonio VIVALDI

Concerto in C minor RV 441 for recorder

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George Frideric HANDEL

Partenope, Ouverture

Sweet bird from L’Allegro, Il Penseroso e il Moderato

Di tempeste il legno infranto from Giulio Cesare 

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Antonio VIVALDI

Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori from Griselda

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George Frideric HANDEL

Piangerò la sorta mia from Giulio Cesare

Il volo così fido from Riccardo I    

MUSICIANS

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Ensemble Barocco di Napoli

Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano

Tommaso Rossi, recorder, transverse flute and director