Folktales & Fables - Once upon a time, there was a singer, a violinist, and a harpsichordist... Gather around, because this week on Harmonia, we're listening to folktales and fables! Musical storytelling has a long history beyond the dramatic stage, so follow along for tales of Aesop's animals, Robin Hood, magical beings, and more.
Antonio Vivaldi spent most of his life in his hometown of Venice, teaching, playing violin, and composing hundreds of concertos, sacred music, sonatas, oratorios and operas. This you'll hear a cross section of Antonio Vivaldi's music in honor of the composer's March 4th birthday. It's on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" and Gershwin's "An American in Paris." Principal cello Anne Martindale Williams plays the Cello Concerto by Arthur Honegger.