Past Events

Caldara, Conti and Vivaldi   The musical legacy of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI is commemorated with vocal and instrumental works by Viennese court composers Antonio Caldara and Francesco Conti, as well as Vivaldi, whose hopes of local preferment were dashed by the Emperor’s death. In this concert, La Serenissima and soloists Hilary Summers and Neal Davies explore various arias, sinfonias and concertos from His Majesty’s Imperial Court.

Concerto for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D, TWV 54: D3 Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681 - 1767)   Concerto movement for 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in E flat Johann Georg PISENDEL (1687 – 1755)   Concerto for violin, bassoon, strings & continuo in B flat Giuseppe BRESCIANELLO (1690 – 1758)   Concerto movement for violin, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D, BWV 1045 Johann Sebastian BACH (1685 – 1750)   ~ Concerto movement for violin, strings &…

In February 2019 La Serenissima returns to Cedars Hall in Wells to record its flagship programme The Godfather. The musical world of 18th-century Europe was a small one. Despite the problems presented by contemporary standards of transport, it was quite normal for composers in one part of Europe to be au fait with what was happening elsewhere. This is borne out by the closeness of three German composers: Pisendel, godfather to one of Telemann’s children; Telemann, godfather to CPE Bach;…

VIVALDI : DOUBLE CONCERTOS   Concerto in D minor for two oboes RV 535 Concerto in B flat major for violin and cello RV 547 Concerto in A minor for two oboes RV 536 Concerto in F major for two horns RV 538 ** (interval) Concerto in F major for two horns RV 539 Concerto in A major for violin and cello RV 546 Concerto in F major for violin, cello, two oboes and two horns RV 574   with…

VIVALDI : DOUBLE CONCERTOS   Concerto in D minor for two oboes RV 535 Concerto in B flat major for violin and cello RV 547 Concerto in A minor for two oboes RV 536 Concerto in F major for two horns RV 538 ** (interval) Concerto in F major for two horns RV 539 Concerto in A major for violin and cello RV 546 Concerto in F major for violin, cello, two oboes and two horns RV 574   with…

L’Amante Abbandonata : Italian Cantatas from the Settecento La Serenissima, director Adrian Chandler Renata Pokupic, mezzo-soprano   Che giova il sospirar for mezzo-soprano, strings & continuo Antonio VIVALDI (1678 – 1741) Arianna abbandonata for mezzo-soprano, strings & continuo Benedetto MARCELLO (1686 – 1739) interval Notte che in caro d’ombre for mezzo-soprano, strings & continuo H480 Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660 – 1725) Concerto for strings & continuo in A, RV 158 Antonio VIVALDI  Didone abbandonata for mezzo-soprano, strings & continuo Giovanni Alberti…

The Godfather  A feast of instrumental colour with oboes, bassoons, trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo by the finest composers of the baroque   Concerto for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D, TWV 54: D3 Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681 - 1767)   Concerto movement for violin, strings & continuo in a Johann Georg PISENDEL   Concerto movement for 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in E flat Johann Georg PISENDEL (1687 – 1755)   Concerto movement for violin, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2…