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Delightful Italian miniatures for winds, strings, and keyboard instruments await you on the show this week. We'll hear from Frescobaldi, Bononcini, and Castello, plus virtuoso diminutions on a madrigal by Palestrina, performed by cornettist Bruce Dickey. We'll also hear performances by Piffaro, Gustav Leonhardt, and Pallade Musica.

  • Domenico da Piacenza: Rostiboli Gioioso. Performed by La Morra. 
  • Francesco da Milano: Ricercar No. 10. Performed by La Morra. 
  • Pope Leo X: Canon di Papa Lione X. Performed by La Morra. 
  • Marco Antonio Cavazzoni: Perdone moi sie folie. Performed by Liuwe Tamminga, organ. 
  • Claudio Veggio: Recercada No. 1. Performed by Liuwe Tamminga, organ. 
  • Maurizio Cazzati: Passacaglia. Performed by Ensemble Badinerie. 
  • Tarquinio Merula: Ciacona. Performed by Ensemble Badinerie.
  • Giovanni da Palestrina: Io son ferito ahi lasso. Performed by Bruce Dickey, cornetto. 
  • Anon.: Set of Dances. Performed by Piffaro. 
  • Antonio Bertali: Sonata in d, Sonata in g. Performed by ACRONYM. 
  • Giovanni Battista Bononcini: Sonata in A minor for 2 Cellos. Performed by Roel Dieltjens & Richte van der Meer.
  • Girolamo Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra la Bassa Fiamenga. Performed by Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord.
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