Center Presents
Les Arts Florissants: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300
Payne & Mencias Palladium // Sunday, Nov 23, 7pm ET
Founded in 1979, Les Arts Florissants is an ensemble of singers and instrumentalists specialized in the performance of Baroque music on period instruments. On its first coast-to-coast U.S. tour since 2001, the ensemble is joined by fast-rising violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300, commemorating the original 1725 publication of one of the most popular works in Western music. The program frames these iconic masterpieces afresh, setting them alongside music of Monteverdi, Uccellini and Geminiani, composers who influenced Vivaldi's approach, as well as compositions inspired by his bold vision.
Classics in Context
7:15-7:45PM | Robert Adam Room
Join us for a preconcert discussion led by Dr. Heather Platt, Sursa Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of Music at Ball State University. Complimentary for ticket holders, this lecture provides an insider’s perspective on the works being performed.
PROGRAM
| Claudio Monteverdi | Adoramus te, SV 289 |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for strings and basso continuo “Madrigalesco” RV 129 |
| Marco Uccellini | Bergamasca |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in D-Minor, RV 813 |
| Francesco Geminiani | Concerto XII in D-minor “Follia” (after Corelli) |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (La primavera) Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "Summer" (L'estate) |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
Overture to “La Fida Ninfa” (“The Faithful Nymph”) in F-Major, FV 714 Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Autumn" (L'autunno) Grave from Violin Concerto in Bb-Major, RV 370 Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter" (L'inverno) |
