La Foresta Incantata: Geminiani, Handel & Vivaldi

August 2, 2023, 10:00 pm

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some thirty men, women, and children dressed in garb from Ancient Greece are involved in reading and discourse.
Raphaël (1483–1520): "The School of Athens"

Gottfried von der Goltz leads the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in a program of well-known works by Handel and Vivaldi. Interspersed thoughout are selections from a lesser-known work by Francesco Geminiani: his music for the 1754 pantomime-ballet La foresta incantata (The Enchanted Forest.)

Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert October 25, 2022 in Freiburg’s Konzerthaus. Thanks to WFMT’s association withe European Broadcasting Union, we’re able to bring you this program as a stream for thirty days following our broadcast. A blue “Listen” button will appear when the stream is accessible.

Playlist

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Overture to Rinaldo, HWV 7

 

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
Five excerpts from La foresta incantata

 

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Organ Concerto in F, HWV 295: (The Cuckoo and the Nightingale)

 

Francesco Geminiani
Three excerpts from La foresta incantata

 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Violin Concerto in B flat, RV 362 (La caccia)
Sinfonia to Act III from La fida ninfa, RV 714

 

Francesco Geminiani
Three excerpts from La foresta incantata

 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439 (La notte)

 

Francesco Geminiani
Two excerpts from La foresta incantata

 

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
“Battaglia” from Rinaldo, HWV 7

 

ARTISTS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor & violin