2011.5.4. Les Violons Du Roy

Chamber orchestra Les Violons Du Roy and tenor Ian Bostridge.

Handel: Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 5
Geminiani: Concerto grosso in D minor, after Corelli, Op. 5 No. 12, "La Follia"
Scarlatti: "Se non qual vento" from Marco Attilo Regolo
Vivaldi: "La tiranna e avversa sorte" from Arsilda
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I enjoyed Concerto Grosso and the orchestra part of "La tiranna e avversa sorte". The rest is way too Baroque. A small orchestra like this just hasn't the color and dynamics as a regular orchestra. 13 women and 4 guys. String + 1 archlute + 2 clarinets + 1 bassoon + 1 harpsichord.
The best aria is the encore. Bostridge has a pure beautiful voice, a bit weak in low pitch. A Leggiero tenor. He talks in his opera voice. Unsure where to place his hands. It's hard to imagine how he holds his breath, because he's so thin. According to the program notes, he holds a Ph.D. in history (studying witchcraft)!