Join La Serenissima at St Martin in the Fields for their new programme: Vivaldi & Telemann – Crossing Borders.

Baroque music never stood still. Musicians travelled, and inspirations sped across 18th Century Europe with all the speed of a Vivaldi concerto. But you don’t need to tell that to Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima – the flamboyant British ensemble that takes its name (and its energy) from Venice, and then adds a triple-shot of energy and flair.

Today, they set sail from Venice in the company of Vivaldi, visiting the Germany of Georg Philipp Telemann and enjoying the astonishing, wildly imaginative music of Giuseppe Brescianello – as well as recorder playing like you’ve never heard. Anything’s possible – and then some!

“This is an ensemble that clearly loves Vivaldi. Their energy, enthusiasm and passion for the music shines through and casts a new light on a very familiar work.” Classic FM

Programme

Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in D
Georg Phillip TELEMANN (1681 – 1767)
Sonata for recorder & continuo
Ignazio SIEBER (c.1680 – c.1757)
Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor
Johann Friedrich SCHREYFOGEL (fl. 1707 – 1749)
Concerto for recorder, strings & continuo in F
Antonio VIVALDI (1678 – 1741)
Trio for flute, viola d’amore & continuo in D
Georg Phillip TELEMANN (1681 – 1767)
Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in B flat
Guiseppe Antonio BRESCIANELLO (1690 – 1758)
Concerto for flute, recorder, strings & continuo in E minor
Georg Phillip TELEMANN (1681 – 1767)

Performers

La Serenissima
Tabea Debus Recorder
Katy Bircher Flute
Adrian Chandler Director/Violin