Monteverdi’s Legacy
A vivid exploration of Monteverdi’s enduring influence, tracing the expressive world he shaped and the composers who followed in his wake. From the theatrical brilliance of Cavalli to the intimate intensity of Strozzi and Legrenzi, the programme reveals a shared language of heightened expression, contrast, and immediacy. Instrumental works mirror this vocal style, where dance, variation, and gesture reflect the same dramatic impulse. Moving between intimacy and celebration, the programme captures a soundworld defined by invention, colour, and emotional depth.
Programme
c. 90 minutes of music
Claudio Monteverdi - L’incoronazione di Poppea - Sinfonia & Atto I, Scena I - “E pur io torno qui”
Giovanni Picchi - Canzoni da sonar con ogni sorte d’istromenti - Canzon quinta
Biagio Marini - Per ogni sorte di strumento musicale diversi generi di sonate - Sonata seconda
Giovanni Felice Sances - Cantade, Libro II - “Accenti queruli spiegate all’aure”
Francesco Cavalli - Il Giasone - Sinfonia & Atto I Scena III: “Se dardo pungente”
Francesco Cavalli - Musiche sacre - Canzon à 3
Francesco Cavalli - Il Giasone - Atto I, Scena XIV - “Dell’antro magico stridenti cardini”
- Interval -
Antonio Cesti - L’Argia - Sinfonia & Atto III Scena II - “Disserratevi abissi”
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli - Sonate a violino solo - Passacaglio ‘Il Marquetta’
Giovanni Legrenzi - La morte del cor penitente, Parte Prima - Sinfonia, “Sù spirti pentiti” & “Deh senti misero”
Antonio Caldara - Sonata a tre - Sonata Undecima & Chiacona
Antonio Vivaldi - Sonata da camera a tre - ‘La Follia’
Performers
Bellot Ensemble - New Generation Baroque Ensemble