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Italian Barqoue Song

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

The death of Alessandro Grandi in the Venetian plague of the 1630s was one of the greatest losses to musical life of the period. John Whenham presents a programme of solo songs published in 1626, some of the first music to use the title cantata.
Martyn Hill (tenor)
Andrew Lawrence-King (harp).

Contributors

Unknown:
Alessandro Grandi
Unknown:
John Whenham
Tenor:
Martyn Hill
Tenor:
Andrew Lawrence-King
Source: Radio Times

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