As an original way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Arion presents under the inspired direction of Australian violinist Sophie Gent a felicitous mix of Italian and English baroque concerti grossi, in a program that weaves together music and poems evocative of love’s emotional complexities and delights.
Sophie Gent, violin and direction Arion Baroque Orchestra
PROGRAM
VIVALDI Sinfonias GIOVANNI BENEDETTO PLATTI Concerti grossi No. 5 et No. 10 after Corelli CAPEL BOND Concerti grossi No. 2 and No. 5 FRANCESCO GEMINIANI Concerto in D minor H.116, Op. 7 Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor ''la Folia'', after Corelli AVISON Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 5 in D minor, after Scarlatti GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BRESCIANELLO Ciaccona in A Major