2: Naples. Hasse was 18 when he arrived in Naples, where his patrons included
Carlo Carmignanoforwhom Hasse wrote a serenata based on the story of Antony and Cleopatra. A commission quickly followed for Hasse to write an opera for the Neapolitan court.
Overture: Astarto (excerpt) Ensemble Arcadia, director Attilio Cremonesi Sonata in E flat (Allegro)
Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord) Pastorelle Che Piangete (excerpt)
Julianne Baird (soprano), Colin Tilney (harpsichord), Myron Lutzke (cello) Intermezzo Primo (La Contadina)
Graciela Oddone (soprano), Lorenzo Regazzo (bass-baritone), Ensemble Arcadia, director Attilio Cremonesi
Flute Concerto in D Laurence Dean ,
Members of the Hannover Court Orchestra