Andante, RV 270a : alternative slow movement from Violin concerto "Il riposo per il santissimo natale" / Antonio Vivaldi ; reconstruction by Olivier Fourés (2:07) -- Aria : Ho nel petto un cor sì forte : from the opera Giustino, RV 717 : for mezzo-soprano, obbligato psaltery, strings and basso continuo / Antonio Vivaldi (6:10) -- Double concerto in C major, RV 774 : for psaltery and organ (originally for violin and organ) / Antonio Vivaldi ; reconstruction by Olivier Fourés (11:31) -- Alma redemptoris Mater / Johann Adolph Hasse (12:20) -- Violin concerto in E major, RV 266 : first version / Antonio Vivaldi (12:48) -- Sonata in G major for psaltery and basso continuo / Fulgenzio Perroti (12:56) -- Salve Regina in F major, RV 617 / Antonio Vivaldi (8:42) -- Concerto grosso à 4 in G minor, op. 8, no. 6 : "con una pastorale per il Santissimo Natale" / Giuseppe Torelli (6:23).
Note
Music which was performed during Christmas celebrations in 18th century Venice.
The 3rd work originally composed for violin, organ, and orchestra, heard here with the violin part arranged for psaltery.
Language (note)
Sung in Latin and Italian.
Title
Venetian Christmas / Antonio Vivaldi ; Johann Adolph Hasse ; Fulgenzio Perotti ; Giuseppe Torelli.