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Third of five programmes Songs, madrigals and instrumental music by Verdelot, Willaert, Ortiz and others, originally performed by favourite Venetian courtesans, like 'la bella Pecorina'.
ASTRAEA
Tessa Bonner (soprano) Pavlo Beznosiuk
(violin and lira da braccio) Richard Boothby (viola da gamba) Tom Finucane
(viola da mano and flute)
Shirley Rumsey (guitar and lute) Christopher Wilson (lute and cittern)
(Given on 8 March at the Wigmore Hall, London)

Contributors

Soprano:
Tessa Bonner
Violin:
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Viola:
Richard Boothby
Viola:
Tom Finucane
Guitar:
Shirley Rumsey
Unknown:
Christopher Wilson
Source: Radio Times

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