Radio 3 in Concert: Handel, Vivaldi and Bach from Arcangelo

Arcangelo and their director Jonathan Cohen are joined by vocal soloists Carolyn Samson and Tim Mead for a programme of Handel, Vivaldi and Bach, presented by Ian Skelly and recorded at Wigmore Hall. Handel: Silete venti - motet HWV.242; Concerto grosso in F, Op.3 No.4; Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate - cantata RV.684 for alto; Concerto in A minor RV.522, Op.3 No.8 for 2 violins from 'L'estro armonico'. 8.25 Interval Music: Imogen Cooper plays Sposalizio, Il Penseroso, Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa and Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from Liszt's 'Années de Pèlerinage, Italie'. 8.45 Bach: Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (Psalm 51) BWV.1083 [based on Pergolesi's Stabat Mater]. Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (director)