Europa Galante performs under the leadership of violinist Fabio Biondi. The program includes works by Galuppi, Vivaldi, Reutter and Holzbauer. The concert honors former Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth, a supporter of the concert programs from the Library of Congress, where he was a president of the Friends of Music. Soloists included Fabio Biondi and Andrea Rognoni, violin, and Marcello Gatti, flute. Program: Galuppi: "Adriano in Siria:: Ouverture [10:13] Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G major for Strings ("Il coro delle muse"), RV 149 [15:02] Concerto for Violin in D major ("Per la Signora Chiara"), RV 222 [22:43] Reutter: Sinfonia in D minor [36:12] Holzbaue: Flute Concerto in G major [41:44] Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in A minor, op. 3/8, RV 522 [59:58] Violin Concerto in C major, RV 189 [1:11:23] Violin Concerto in B-flat major, RV 367 [1:28:12] Violin Concerto in G minor ("Summer"), III: Presto, op. 8/2, RV 315 [1:43:40] For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8517

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