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Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in their shining glory from I Fagiolini
I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble give a very special performance at Kings Place.
Pluhar leads a great Monteverdi Vespers from L'Arpeggiata
An outstanding performance from Christina Pluhar's army of generals, but a flawed Barbican live stream.
Ex Cathedra's small scale Messiah
Ex Cathedra's Chorus in fine voice for a "small scale" Messiah in Birmingham.
Ex Cathedra's Good Friday St Matthew Passion at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Any venue, cathedral or concert hall, that advertises a Good Friday performance of J.S. Bach’s epic St Matthew Passion is likely to sell out; even Birmingham’s vast Symphony Hall is no exception, today being full to bursting with eager parishioners making their annual pilgrimage to wallow in Bach’s all-consuming musical ministry.
Prom 53: Remarkable vocal variety and colour from I Fagiolini's Italian Vespers
The scene is 1612 in Venice: a great battle has been won against the dreaded Ottoman Empire, and in celebration, evening prayers are ordered to be set to music specially composed by the great Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi and others.