Casting

• L'Arpeggiata
• Christina Pluhar (Conductor)
• Malena Ernman (Mezzo-soprano)

Program

Terra Mater

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber 1644–1704
The Nightingale | Sonata Representativa for Violone and Basso continuo

John Bennet 1575–1614
Venus’ birds whose mournful tunes

Tarquinio Merula 1595–1665
La Gallina | Canzone for Two Violins and Basso continuo op. 12/1

Thomas Arne 1710–1778
The Cuckoo | As You Like It

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
The Frog | Sonata Representativa for Violone and Basso continuo

Traditional
The Frog and the Mouse (arr. Christian Pluhar)

John Playford 1623–1686/87
Wallom Green | The English Dancing Master

Traditional
The Tailor and the Mouse (arr. Christian Pluhar)

George Frideric Handel 1685–1759
Twas When the Seas Were Roaring |
English Songs HWV 228

Georg Caspar Schürmann 1672–1751
Sinfonia pour la tempête | Die getreue Alceste

Giulio Taglietti 1660–1718
Aria da suonare

Giuseppe Maria Orlandini 1676–1760
Se al mormorio dell’onda | Didone abbandonata

Giovanni Bononcini 1670–1747
Brilla in cielo | La gara delle quattro stagioni

Giuseppe Maria Orlandini
Muore il cigno | Nerone

Attilio Ariosti 1666–1729
Là dove gl’occhi io giro

Maurizio Cazzati 1616–1678
Ciaccona, Improvisation (arr. Christina Pluhar)

Francesco Gasparini 1661–1727
Senti quell’usignolo

George Frideric Handel
Crude furie degli orridi abissi | Serse

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Recording: September 7 2025 - Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
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Duration: 01:30