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Composer of the Week: Vivaldi

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2/5. Donald Macleod takes a look at Vivaldi in his guise as priest and finds that, though the composer himself may have often acted in a manner that was less than saintly, his sacred music leaves little cause for reproach.
Laudate Dominum, RV606
Choir of the King's Consort, the King's Consort, director Robert King
Clarae Stellae , Scintillate, RV625
Sara Mingardo (contralto), Concerto Italiano, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini
Violin Concerto in F, RV293 (Autumn) (The Four Seasons) Guiliano Carmignola , Venice Baroque Orchestra, director Andrea Marcon (harpsichord)
Gloria in D, RV589
Deborah York and Patrizia Biccire (sopranos), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Akademia Concerto Italiano, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini
Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacLeod
Director:
Robert King
Contralto:
Sara Mingardo
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Violin:
Guiliano Carmignola
Harpsichord:
Andrea Marcon
Sopranos:
Deborah York, Patrizia Biccire
Contralto:
Sara Mingardo
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Source: Radio Times

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