'What passion cannot Music raise and quell!'

Revenge, despair, rage and ecstasy! Passion, in all its guises, is the theme of this programme. Hear Octavia's despair turn to fury as she contemplates Nero's unfaithfulness, a set of fiery Variations on the frenzied dance 'La Follia' and a grief stricken lover's lament.

Claudio Monteverdi

Song 'Quel sguardo sdegnosetto'

Song 'Disprezzata Regina'

Barbara Strozzi

Lamento 'Lagrime mie'

Song 'Tradimento'

Antonio Vivaldi

Cello sonata No IV in Bb major

John Eccles

Mad Song 'I burn'

Henry Purcell

Song 'If Musick be the Food of Love'

Song 'Let us dance'

INTERVAL

 

George Frideric Handel

Cantata 'Lungi dal mio bel nume'

Alessandro Scarlatti

Variazioni sulla "Follia di Spagna"

for solo harpsichord

George Frideric Handel

Aria 'What passion cannot Music raise and quell!‘