As a virtuoso violinist, as a teacher, as a priest and as a prolific composer, Antonio Vivaldi was a key figure in Baroque Italy and remains one of the most famous names in classical music today. In Friday’s programme, Donald Macleod explores Vivaldi's death and the rediscovery of the composer's life and music after a long period in the musical wilderness.

Nisi Dominus, RV 608 - Amen
Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor)
Ensemble Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (violin & director)

Salve Regina, RV 616
Michael Chance (countertenor)
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor (after Vivaldi), BWV1065
Colin Tilney (harpsichord), Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (director)

L’Olimpiade, RV725 - Mentre dormi amor fomenti
Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor)
Ensemble Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (violin & director)

Violin Concerto in G Minor “L'estate", RV 315 " - I. Allegro non molto
Bernardino Molinari (violin)
Orchestra Stabile dell’Academia de S. Cecilia

Violin Concerto in G Minor “L'estate", RV 315 " - II. Adagio - Presto
Alan Loveday (violin)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner (director)

Violin Concerto in G Minor “L'estate", RV 315 " - III. Presto
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra

Dixit Dominus, RV 594 - Allegro
Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto), Matteo Bellotto (baritone), Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)

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