Lufthansa Festival

[doversoul]

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Saturday
The Early Music Show launches its coverage of the 2012 Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music with highlights of a concert of staged madrigals, or "miniature operas" from 17th-century Venice, as the performers, Ensemble Savadi, have conceived them. Lucie Skeaping presents.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqj18

Sunday
Continuing this weekend of music recorded at this year's Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, Lucie Skeaping introduces highlights of a concert of French music by Francois Couperin. The concert was given by Musica ad Rhenum under director and flautist Jed Wentz.
The Canadian soprano Andreanne Paquin joins the ensemble in a cantata by Francois Colin de Blamont.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqkx0

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Originally posted by ff

And Couperin le Grand correctly credited ...

[french frank]

Website all corrected (at last)

And Couperin le Grand correctly credited ...

[ardcarp]

Lovely programme today. Barbara Strozzi, female Venetian composer of Monteverdian ilk was featured. Excellent soprano, with, I gather, harp accompaniment. Worth a listen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b01jqj18