Composer of the Week - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Episode 4

Donald Macleod visits Venice for this special series on Monteverdi. All the music in this programme is associated with a single day, 21 November 1631, when Venice celebrated deliverance from the plague which had wiped out a third of its population. Gloria a 7 voci (Selva morale e spirituale) Les Arts Florissants William Christie (director) Ab aeterno ordinata sum (Selva morale e spirituale) David Thomas (bass) Parley of Instruments Roy Goodman, Peter Holman (directors) Crucifixus; Et resurrexit; Et iterum; Beatus vir; Laudate Dominum; Dixit Dominus (Selva morale e spirituale) Soloists Cantus Colln Concerto Palatino Konrad Junghanel (lute and director).