Pursuing the 'new practice' introduced by Monteverdi, seventeenth and eighteenth-century composers in the Italian tradition explored a myriad of human emotions, all the more eagerly because lovers generally come in pairs. From Monteverdi to Handel and Vivaldi, Carlo Vistoli and Hugh Cutting vie with each other in virtuosity throughout a program tailor-made for them by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
23 Caldara: Sonata Op. 2 No. 12: Ciaccona in B-Flat Major
24 Handel: Caro Autor Di Mia Doglia, HWV 182B: I. Larghetto - Adagio ?Caro Autor Di Mia Doglia"
25 Handel: Caro Autor Di Mia Doglia, HWV 182B: II. Andante ?No, No, Che D'altrui Che Di Te Mai Non Sarò"
26 Handel: Caro Autor Di Mia Doglia, HWV 182B: III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo ?Dagli Amori Flagellata"
27 Vivaldi: Gloria E Himeneo, RV 687: In Braccio De' Contenti
Pursuing the 'new practice' introduced by Monteverdi, seventeenth and eighteenth-century composers in the Italian tradition explored a myriad of human emotions, all the more eagerly because lovers generally come in pairs. From Monteverdi to Handel and Vivaldi, Carlo Vistoli and Hugh Cutting vie with each other in virtuosity throughout a program tailor-made for them by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
