6. Altri canti d'amor, dramatic madrigal for 6 voices, 2 violins & 4 violas (from Book 8), SV 146 (10:15) Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Date Written: circa 1638 Italy Conductor: Anthony Rooley 1991 Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke
7. Work(s): Beatus vir a 7 (8:55) Common Name: Beatus Vir Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Country: Italy Conductor: Andrew Parrott / 2002 Performer: Taverner Consort Choir & Players and Taverner Consort Players
8. L' incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308: Pur ti miro [Final Duet] (5:42) Common Name: L' Incoronazione Di Poppea Opera In 3 Acts Sv 308 Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Date Written: 1642 Venice, Italy Conductor: Richard Hickox 1988 Ensemble: City of London Baroque Orchestra Performer: Arleen Augér (Soprano), Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano)
9. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto) (7:40) Composer: Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751) Date Written: 1945 Venice, Italy Conductor: Jonathan Rees / 1991 Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble Work Notes: This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by Albinoni.
10. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: [Excerpt] (5:45) Common Name: Miserere Mei Deus Psalm 51 For Chorus Composer: Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652) Date Written: 16th Century (Italy) Conductor: Stephen Cleobury / 1984 Ensemble: Choir of King's College, Cambridge Work Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
11. Sacrae symphoniae, Work(s) Book 1: Sonata pian' e forte alla quarta bassa (5:17) Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli (circa 1555 - 1612) Date Written: 1597 Venice, Italy Conductor: Paul McCreesh / 1990 Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players
12. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estate," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 2 'Summer'), Op. 8/2, RV 315: 1. Allegro - 2. Adagio - 3. Presto (9:48) Common Name Violin Concerto For Violin Strings & Continuo The... Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Date Written 1725 Venice, Italy Conductor Nicholas Kraemer / 1990 Performer Monica Huggett (Violin) Ensemble Raglan Baroque Players |