The Fam’d Italian Masters
| Alessandro Melani | Sonata a5 in C major |
| Maurizio Cazzati | Sonata a4 in G minor ‘La sampiera’ |
| Giuseppe Maria Jacchini | Sonata a5 in D major |
| Giovanni Battista Vitali | Sonata in A minor ‘La Sassatelli’ op. 5/10 |
| Francesco Manfredini | Concerto in D major |
| Ferdinando Antonio Lazzari | Sonata a6 in D major |
| Giovanni Legrenzi | Sonata in E minor, op. 10/17 |
| Andrea Grossi | Sonata a5 in D major |
| Giuseppe Torelli | Sonata a5 in D major G7 |
| Alessandro Scarlatti | Sonata a4 no. 1 in F minor |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for two trumpets in C major RV537 |
- THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS
- Alison Balsom & Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet
- Judy Tarling & Theresa Caudle violin
- Tassilo Erhardt viola
- Mark Caudle bass violin & cello
- Peter Holman chamber organ
Crispian Steele-Perkins, one of the world’s leading trumpeters, makes a welcome return to the Festival with Alison Balsom, an exciting young trumpeter who burst on the scene by winning the brass finals of the Young Musician of the Year. In this dazzling new programme, trumpet sonatas and concertos by Torelli, Stradella, Manfredini and Vivaldi are contrasted with intense works for four-part strings by Cazzati, Legrenzi and Alessandro Scarlatti.
The Parley of Instruments, one of the most experienced & accomplished Baroque string consorts in the world, has made many visits to the Festival.