Today’s recital, Monteverdi and His Venetian Legacy, is a journey through the rich musical heritage of Venetian composers from the late Renaissance to the Baroque, featuring works by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi.
Bellot Ensemble is a London based early music group formed of recent alumni and current students from all of the London music conservatoires. The ensemble prides itself on providing a platform for talented historical performance soloists to perform within a period instrument group. Showcased by Brighton Early Music Festival in 2023, they have also been selected for the semi-final of the Loire Valley International Early Music Competition in 2024, and recently performed a programme of early 17th century Italian repertoire at the Utrecht Early Music Festival.
Sponsored by The Headley Trust
Performers
Edmund Taylor violin / director
Chris McClain violin
Daniel Murphy theorbo
Pablo Tejedor Gutiérrez ’cello
Matthew Brown harpsichord
Programme
Claudio Monteverdi – Settimo libro de’ madrigali Sinfonia & Balletto
Biagio Marini – Sonata sopra ‘La Monica’
Improvised Canario
Tarquinio Merula – Op. 12 No. 22 Ballo detto Eccardo
Barbara Strozzi – “Amor dormiglione”
Francesco Cavalli – La Calisto Sinfonia
Barbara Strozzi – “Che si può fare”
Giovanni Legrenzi – “Lumi, potete piangere”
Marco Uccellini – ‘La Bergamasca’
Claudio Monteverdi – “Zefiro torna”
Antonio Vivaldi – Op.1 No.12 ‘La follia’
Tickets
£15
(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket)
Series ticket for all 6 concerts £75
