![]() Note: This program replaces Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt, which cannot safely be performed in current pandemic conditions. “Innovative and brilliant… a magic carpet that swept Sunday’s large audience away.” Hebrew chants and baroque settings of the Psalms meet instrumental virtuosity – including a sparkling Sammartini concerto featuring Israeli recorder virtuoso Daphna Mor. Our 15 musicians weave a musical tapestry, from prayer to feasting. In Venice and Mantua, Jewish and Catholic composers such as Salamone Rossi, Claudio Monteverdi, and Benedetto Marcello worked side by side and influenced each other. Alongside this appear works both popular and recently discovered, the. Vivaldi's Concerto in G minor RV 531 is his only original concerto for two cellos. Though confined to crowded ghettos, the Italian Jews enlivened Italy with a vibrant mix of Sephardic and Ashkenazi musical traditions. The first arranger of Vivaldi's concertos was Vivaldi himself, and Julian Lloyd Webber's new versions in this recording reflect the composer's pragmatic attitude and zest for experiment. In 1600, Italy was home to a fascinating melting pot of Jews from northern Europe, Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East. TAPESTRY: Jewish Ghettos of Baroque Italy Special thanks to Compact Disc Sponsor: Mr. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts Arranged By Arranged For Cello Ton Koopman ( tracks: B1 to C1, C5 to D3) Composed By Antonio Vivaldi. Concerto for Two Guitars, Strings and Continuo in G major (Concerto con 2 mandolini, archi e organo). Concerto for Two Cellos, Orchestra and Basso Continuo in G minor, R. ![]() ![]() ![]() Exhilarating… the tension exploded in the final squall.” Four Concertos for Violin and String Orchestra. “Sorrell’s vivid approach makes these familiar works seem freshly minted, full of astonishing incident. The party ends in exuberant madness when the group whips up Vivaldi’s La Folia (“Madness”). Dueling cellists evoke Vivaldi’s rock-n’-roll personality in the stormy Concerto for Two Cellos. Jeannette Sorrell and Francisco Fullana become musical storytellers – celebrating along with the 18th-century Italian peasants, whose joys and sorrows Vivaldi described so vividly. René Schiffer & Sarah Stone, cello – Vivaldi Double Cello ConcertoĪpollo’s Fire launches the 30th Anniversary Season with a splash! Not your mother’s Four Seasons…. ![]() Alan Choo & Emi Tanabe, violin – La Folia ![]()
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