Harry Bicket and The English Concert bring Vivaldi to Caramoor

By Edward Sava-Segal, 21 November 2021

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Reviewed at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Music Room, Katonah on 19 November 2021

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 4 violins, cello and strings in D major, Op.3 no. 1, RV 549 (selections)

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 2 violins, cello and strings in G minor, Op.3 no. 2, RV 578

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for violin and strings in G major, Op.3 no. 3, RV 310

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 2 violins, cello and strings in A minor, Op.3 no. 8, RV 522

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for violin and strings in D major, Op.3 no. 9, RV 230

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 4 violins, cello and strings in B minor, Op.3 no.10, RV 580

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 2 violins, cello and strings in D minor, Op.3 no. 11, RV 565

The English Concert

Harry Bicket, Director

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****1

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****1

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***11

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****1

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****1

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*****

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.