1999 Lufthansa Festival
Fabio Biondi and his ensemble Europa Galante make their British debut in a concert of Baroque music given at St John's, Smith Square, in London - a sparkling programme from a young group which has achieved international fame for its "free and impassioned playing of Italian music". Sammartinl Sinfonia in G, JC39
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, RV230
Geminiani Concerto Grosso No 12 in D minor (after Corelli) (La Folia)
8.10 Recent years have seen renewed interest among the countrymen of Corelli and Vivaldi in Italian early music. Robert Hollingworth takes a look at Italy's growing early music scene and talks to some of this new breed of performers.
8.30 Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for
Two Violins, Cello and Orchestra,
RV578; Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Cello and Orchestra, RV565 Corelli Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 4