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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schwetzingen Festival 2010

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schwetzingen Festival 2010: Episode 1: Venice Baroque Orchestra

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Schwetzingen Festival 2010

Episode 1

Episode 1: Venice Baroque Orchestra

Venice Baroque Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Schwetzingen Festival 2010, Venice Baroque Orchestra

The Venice Baroque Orchestra and soloists in music by Vivaldi, Handel and Broschi.

Recital by the Venice Baroque Orchestra and soloists. Vivaldi: Concerto in G. RV157. Handel: Piangero la mia sorte (Giulio Cesare in Egitto). Vivaldi: Concerto in F, RV433.

Highlights from the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival

Louise Fryer presents the first of four Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts with highlights from this Summer's Schwetzingen Festival. Venice Baroque Orchestra are joined in the Rococo Theatre at Schwetzingen by the German dramatic coloratura soprano, Simone Kermes, in a programme of Vivaldi, Handel and Broschi. Flautist Michele Favoro, harpsichordist Lorenzo Feder and violinists Gianpiero Zanocco and Luca Mares are the soloists in concerti by Vivaldi and Handel. 

VIVALDI Concerto for Strings and Basso Continuo in G minor, RV.157 
HANDEL Piangero la mia sorte, Cleopatra's aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV.17 
VIVALDI Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo in F major, RV.433 'La temepesta di mare' 
HANDEL Scherza in mar la navicella, Adelaide's aria from Lotario, HWV.26 
BROSCHI Son qual nave, Arbace's aria from Artaserse 
VIVALDI Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, RV.253 'La tempesta di mare' 
VIVALDI Gelido in ogni vena, Farnace's aria from Farnace, RV.711 

Simone Kermes (soprano)
Lorenzo Feder (harpsichord)
Gianpiero Zanocco (violin)
Michele Favaro (transverse flute)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Luca Mares (director & 1st violin).

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Louise Fryer presents highlights from the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival in Germany.

Louise Fryer presents highlights of chamber concerts from the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival in Germany. One of the largest musical events in Europe, it has been running since 1952

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