February 2010

Spotlight on the Netherlands: The English Fantasia before Handel

This time, we journey from Ward and Jenkins to Purcell with the superb Phantasm ensemble.

Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695), John Ward (ca. 1589-1638), John Jenkins (1592-1678), William Lawes (1602-1645)

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Spotlight on the Netherlands: Italian Cantatas

Mark Vitale conducts Contrasto Armonico and soprano Stefanie True in two of Handel's passionate cantatas. Spotlight on the Netherlands: Italian Cantatas

Composer: GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685-1759)

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Spotlight on the Netherlands: Concerti Grossi

The Holland Baroque Society looks at the evolution of the sonata and concerto form c.1730-1750. We continue our long and fruitful association with our partners at Radio Netherlands in presenting a series of concerts from the 2009 Holland Festival of Early Music at Utrecht. The RNW web site provides more in-depth information about the music and performers we hear as well as more information about the festival (www.rnmusic.nl). The primary theme for 2009 was the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel and the 350th of the birth of Purcell. RNW has also prepared a short YouTube video introduction to the festival for this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gw2qGUaBw

Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel 1685-1759, William Boyce 1711-1779, Francesco Geminiani 1687-1762, Capel Bond 1730-1790, Charles Avison 1709-1770, Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741

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Spotlight on the Netherlands: Odes and Motets II

Timothy Brown again conducts in Jeremiah Clarke's Lament on the Death of Purcell, and Handel's "Caroline" Te Deum. We continue our long and fruitful association with our partners at Radio Netherlands in presenting a series of concerts from the 2009 Holland Festival of Early Music at Utrecht. The RNW web site provides more in-depth information about the music and performers we hear as well as more information about the festival (www.rnmusic.nl). The primary theme for 2009 was the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel and the 350th of the birth of Purcell. RNW has also prepared a short YouTube video introduction to the festival for this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gw2qGUaBw

Composer: Jeremiah Clarke ca. 1674-1707, Georg Friedrich Händel 1685-1759, Henry Purcell 1659-1695

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