The concerto grosso — basically a concerto in which a small group of instruments serves the solo function — became a standard genre throughout the Baroque period, and most of that popularity can be ...

In 1981, when Gregory Maldonado heard his first period-instrument performance--Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in D, Opus 6, No. 6--a period-instrument orchestra was a fresh, rare creature. Today, it is an ...

Stephen Johnson unpicks the ideas and background behind Corelli's ground breaking set of Opus 6 Violin Concertos which includes the celebrated "Christmas Concerto". He joins the European Union Baroque ...

A particularly evocative Largo in Vivaldi ’s Concerto in G ‘La notte’ set the tone. Calm sustained chords cushioned Horsch’s ...

Rochester Chamber Music Society will celebrate Christmas with a string orchestra and a concerto that has mysterious origins. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 ...

A bright album of Baroque music from period instrumentalists, The Avison Ensemble. Drive Featured Album, 8 October 2012 Released to mark the 300th anniversary of Corelli's death, this album from The ...

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment plays Bach's Double Violin Concerto and Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6, plus works by Vivaldi and Corelli, live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, as ...

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