The English Concert
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Harry Bickett conductor
Nadja Zwiener violin
Katharina Spreckelsen oboe
Anna Devin soprano
Robin Blaze countertenor
Scarlatti Sinfonia from I Dolori di Maria Vergine
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in C major RV.581
Albinoni Oboe Concerto in D minor Op.9 No.2
Vivaldi Sinfonia in B minor RV.169 ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Albinoni’s most popular oboe concerto (which contains a ravishing and justly-celebrated slow movement), and two gorgeous violin concertos by Vivaldi linked to the sorrows of the Virgin Mary, form the prelude to a performance of Pergolesi’s masterpiece. His Stabat Mater describes Mary’s anguish in music of heartbreaking beauty, performed here by the always-thrilling period-instrument ensemble, The English Concert, and two superstar singers of the early-music world.
The English Concert
Europe's leading Baroque orchestra, under the direction of conductor Harry Bicket, The English Concert has an unsurpassed reputation for inspiring…
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