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Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen director; Katharina Konradi soprano
A Roman Baroque Christmas
Part of the Wigmore Hall Autumn Concerts 2022
Add to my Calendar 05-12-2022 19:30 05-12-2022 21:30 36 Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen director; Katharina Konradi soprano Rome’s flourishing musical life attracted many composers of the Baroque period. The ensemble’s namesake Arcangelo Corelli spent the bulk of his career there; Alessandro Scarlatti studied and then worked there between 1670 and 1684, returning periodically; Alessandro Stradella lived in Rome between 1653 and 1677 and Giuseppe Valentini between 1692 and his death in 1753, while Handel spent time there in 1707-08 – though his Gloria, rediscovered in 2001, may predate his visit. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
Alessandro Scarlatti – Salve Regina
Giuseppe Valentini – Sinfonia 'per il Santissimo Natale', Op.1 no.12
George Frideric Handel – Gloria (cantata), HWV deest
~ Interval ~
Alessandro Stradella – Sinfonia no.22 in D minor
Arcangelo Corelli – Trio Sonata in E major, Op.4 no.6
Alessandro Scarlatti – Oh di Betlemme altera povertà (Cantata pastorale per la nascita di Nostro Signore)
Performers
Jonathan Cohen – Director
Katharina Konradi – soprano
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Programme Note
Rome’s flourishing musical life attracted many composers of the Baroque period. The ensemble’s namesake Arcangelo Corelli spent the bulk of his career there; Alessandro Scarlatti studied and then worked there between 1670 and 1684, returning periodically; Alessandro Stradella lived in Rome between 1653 and 1677 and Giuseppe Valentini between 1692 and his death in 1753, while Handel spent time there in 1707-08 – though his Gloria, rediscovered in 2001, may predate his visit.
