Vivaldi’s Concerto for violin, strings, and figured bass in E minor, “Il Favorito,” RV 277; performed by New York Baroque Incorporated & Monica Huggett. Recorded on 23 March 2013 at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

New York Baroque Incorporated & Monica Huggett perform Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for violin, strings, and figured bass in E minor, “Il Favorito,” RV 277

Antonio Vivaldi’s Il Favorito

“Il Favorito,” RV 277 is the Concerto No. 2 for violin, strings, and figured bass in E minor, of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Six Concertos, Op. 11”, which was presented by the composer to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

Performers:

  • Violin: Monica Huggett, Owen Dalby, Liv Heym, Daniel Lee, Francis Liu, Adriane Post, Beth Wenstrom
  • Viola: Kyle Miller
  • Cello: Hannah Collins, Ezra Seltzer
  • Bass: Wen Yang
  • Harpsichord: Jeffrey Grossman

New York Baroque Incorporated

New York Baroque Incorporated is an orchestra of young players with no conductor, on period instruments in New York City, bringing vital, informed, and fresh performances of a wide range of 17th and 18th-century repertoire, and creating a vibrant landscape for collaborations between historical performance and living composers. Since its creation, NYBI has received critical praise for its virtuosity, and was lauded by The New York Times for its “do-it-yourself spirit.”

Monica Huggett (born 16 May 1953 in London, England) is a British conductor and leading baroque violinist.

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