In 1740, Prince Friedrich Christian of Poland visited Venice, where he went to hear a concert given by the female orchestra of the Ospedale della Pieta under their director Antonio Vivaldi.
The Academy of Ancient Music led by violinist Andrew Manze re-create the event in a Radio 3 invitation concert recorded in the Concert Hall of the Royal College of Music, London.
Vivaldi Sinfonia in G. RV149; Violin
Concerto in C, RV180 (II Piacere);
Violin Concerto in E flat, RV253 (La Tempesta di Mare); Concerto in D minor for lute, viola d'amore and strings, RV540; Concerto in A for violin and three echo violins, RV552;
Concerto in C, RV558
SOUNDING THE CENTURY