Andrew Lawrence-King, harp & orchestral leading
Kajsa Dahlbäck, soprano
Claudio Monteverdi
• Sinfonia Tempro la Cetra (Concerto, 1619)
• Ballo: Orfeo (Orfeo, 1607)
• Prologo: La Musica (Orfeo, 1607)
Andrew Lawrence King
(after Claudio Monteverdi)
• Romanesca d’ Arianna
(Arianna a la recherche, 2017)
• Ritornello: La nobil donna
• Sinfonia: Speranza
• Passacaglia: Music descends from Heaven
(The Play of Music and Time, 2022)
Isabella Leonarda
• Sonata Ottava (opus 16, 1693)
• Volo Jesum (opus 3, 1670)
George Frideric Handel
• Concert for harp, strings and basso continuo, HWV 294, B
(Alexander’s Feast, 1736)
George Frideric Handel
• Praise the Lord with cheerful noise
(Esther, 1732)
Arcangelo Corelli
• Concerto Grosso per la notte di Natale (ca.1690)
Eminent Baroque expert Andrew Lawrence-King is back with the OCO with a programme of captivating works woven together in his own familiar way. The solo soprano is Kajsa Dahlbäck – another Baroque specialist. The evening promises both some familiar Handel and music from early Baroque convents. The concert ends with Corelli’s Christmas Concerto in accordance with the OCO’s decades-long Christmas tradition.
