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December

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Red Priest: Vertigo – Baroque on the Edge

Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in A minor
Eyck Two Early Christmas Carols
Castello Sonata Seconda for Violin

Handel Largo and Passacaglia in G minor
Biber Sonata no. 3 for Recorder
Handel Zadok the Red Priest (arr.A.East)
Jroyer Vertigo for Solo Harpsichord
Leclair Tambourin
Durante Concerto no. 2 in G minor
Bach Sarabande and Gigue in C major for Solo Cello
Handel Lascia Ch’Io Czadas (arr. A.Summerhayes)
Corelli Variations on La Follia

The famous baroque ensemble Red Priest has become established as an essential part of today’s musical landscape, wowing audiences in all corners of the globe with its inventive, high-spirited, rule-breaking approach to music of the 17th and 18th centuries. This programme, entitled Vertigo – Baroque on the Edge offers a dizzying programme of music from France, Germany and Italy, including well known pieces like Corelli’s variations on La Folia, Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits, and Vivaldi, combined with lesser known works by French baroque masters such as Royer, Durante and Forqueray.