THE KING'S CONSORT

Programme

The Italian Connection

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major for strings and bass continuo, RV 114 / Handel: Di, cor mio, from the opera Alcina, HWV 34 / Tune your harps, from the oratorio Esther, HWV 50 / Angels, ever bright and fair, from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 / My vengeance awakes me, from the oratorio Athalia, HWV 52 / Silete venti, motet in B flat major for soprano and orchestra, HWV 242 / Albinoni: Concerto no. 2 in D minor for oboe, strings and bass continuo, Op. 9 / Purcell: Chaconne in G minor, Z. 630 / Corelli: Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, no. 1 

About this event

Italian music was everywhere in England in the 18th century. It formed the greater part of concert programmes and dominated public taste. Italian composers and singers found favourable conditions in which they made good use of their talents and many who were not in fact Italian composed as if they were. This concert by the British ensemble The King's Consort explores the musical connection between England and Italy during the baroque period.