'Stabat Mater'
| Philippa Hyde | - | soprano |
| Paul Esswood | - | counter-tenor |
| Adrian Butterfield, Oliver Webber | - | violins |
| Katherine McGillivray | - | viola |
| Jennifer Janse | - | cello |
| Andrew Durban | - | violone |
| Lynda Sayce | - | theorbo |
| Helen Rogers | - | harpsichord and chamber organ |
Pergolesi's masterpiece, the 'Stabat Mater' written just before his death at the tender age of 26, is performed here alongside Alessandro Scarlatti's
superb 'Salve Regina'. Bach's glorious and joyful harpsichord concerto in A
major is also included along with one of Vivaldi's earliest concertos in an
evening of unsurpassed beauty.
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