In this festive programme, Fons Harmonicus are joined by violinist Christine Verder, and join forces with three baroque specialist singers to present a concert full of joyous Christmas spirit from the Italian and German baroque.
Biber’s ‘Annunciation’ sonata and Legrenzi’s Advent motet ‘Roratecoeli’ introduce the celebration, which is crowned by Stradella’s enchanting Nativity cantata, ‘Si apra al riso’, in which the Angel announces the good news to two shepherds.
_____________________________________________
Rosemary Carlton-Willis soprano
Sophia Patsi mezzo-soprano
Jonathon Adams bass Bio of singers…click here!
AsukaSumi, Christine Verder violins
Maximiliano Segura Sanchez cello
Panos Iliopoulos harpsichord/organ
Program: duration: 60min (75min with break)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber :
The Annunciation’ from Rosary Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo (c.7mins)
Violin & basso continuo
Matthias Weckman:
Angelicus coeli chorus pastoribus apparuit (c.7mins)
Soprano, bass, 2 violins & basso continuo
Alessandro Stradella
O vos Omnes (c.9mins)
Contralto, 2 violins & basso continuo
————————————————————————-
Alessandro Stradella
Exultate in Deo fideles (c.10 mins)
Bass, 2 violins & basso continuo
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Sonata a tre ‘Pastorale’ (c. 4mins)
Two violins and basso continuo
Alessandro Stradella
Cantata a 3 per il Santissimo Natale: ‘Si apra al riso ogni labbro’ (c.24 mins)
Angelus – soprano, Pastore I – contralto, Pastore II – bass, two violins & basso continuo
Fons Harmonicus 