Giovanni Croce
Sat, Dec 5
Robert Hollingworth explores the life and work of Venetian composer Giovanni Croce, a contemporary of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli at Saint Mark's.
Instrumental to the Baroque
Sun, Dec 6
Violinists Alison Bury, Bjarte Eike and Daniel Hope join Catherine Bott to discuss how period performance practice has changed since the early music revival of the 1960s.
The Vivaldi Revival
Sat, Dec 12
Using landmark recordings, Lucie Skeaping charts the rediscovery of Vivaldi in the late 19th century. His music had lain in virtual obscurity for over 150 years.
Claudio Scimone
Sun, Dec 13
Catherine Bott meets Claudio Scimione, conductor and founder of I Solisti Veneti, the baroque group which made some of the first recordings of Vivaldi operas and concertos.