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The Italians may have put Baroque music on the map, but the style thrived among composers across Europe. This mixed program combines vocal and instrumental works from Italian, German, and French masters. Corelli | Violin Sonata in D Minor (“La Folia”) DeWert | Two Madrigals from Book 8Vivaldi | Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 443Piccini | Passacaglia in G Minor, for luteSchütz | O quam tu pulchra est, for voices, two violins, & continuoBach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 4L. Couperin | Prelude & Passacaille, for three harpsichordsF. Couperin | L’Apothéose de Corelli, for two violins & continuoFroberger | Allemande in G MinorLully | Overture & Passacaille, from Armide