Vivaldi – The Muses

The Italian contralto and her colleagues remember three of Vivaldi protégées in a programme of arias associated with Anna Girò alongside concertos written for the composer’s students, notably violinist Anna Maria della Pietà and an anonymous flautist.

Programme

Vivaldi
Concerto in G minor for strings RV156
Là, sull’eterna sponda, Motezuma RV723
Ho il cor già lacero, Griselda RV718
Concerto in C for flute RV443
Sol da te mio dolce amore, Orlando Furioso RV728

Interval

Concerto in E minor for violin RV277 ‘Il favorito’
Concerto in D for violin RV234 ‘L’inquietudine’
Sovente il sole, Andromeda Liberata
Anderò, volerò, griderò, Orlando finto pazzo RV727

Performers

Sonia Prina contralto
Alina Pogostkina violin
Dorothee Oberlinger recorder
Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca