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Revel in music by Handel and Venetian master Vivaldi in a program of Italian-inspired Baroque music.
Program
VIVALDI: Lute Concerto
ZELENKA: Sinfonia à 8
HANDEL: Delirio Amoroso
Artists
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Thomas Dunford, lute
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Venue
Music HallTicket Prices
$14-$130Concert Duration
About 2 hours, 5 minutes with intermissionSeries
This concert is part of Series 2
What's Interesting
- Revel in a concerto by the Venetian master Vivaldi and delight in the daring of Zelenka’s bohemian style.
- Rejected in life, rejected in death, the heroine of Handel’s Delirio Amoroso ("The Delirium of Love") makes a one-way journey to the underworld.
- Handel was greatly admired by other composers. Referring to an edition of Handel’s scores, Beethoven said, “There is the truth.”
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What Critics Are Saying
“Cohen’s direction [is] a model of stylish empathy and suavely-negotiated gear changes.”
—BBC Music Magazine
“Soloist Joélle Harvey wielded her bell-like soprano with utmost sensitivity and discretion.”
—New York Classical Review
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