Handel & Vivaldi: Autumn Light

PBO opens this season of seasons by exploring the forces of nature. Vivaldi’s “Autumn” and “Winter” from The Four Seasons vividly depict elemental change, from vibrant hues to icy embraces, followed by Handel’s commanding Silete venti, where soprano Maya Kherani delivers us through the turbulence of fall storms into the comfort of long winter nights. Cozy up with this Italian-inspired concert as music and nature seamlessly entwine.

Program

• Antonio Vivaldi
  “Autumn” from The Four Seasons, Opus 8, No. 3, RV 293 (pbd. 1725)
• Antonio Vivaldi
  “Winter” from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 (pbd. 1725)
• George Frideric Handel
  Silete venti, HWV 242 (1721)
• Maria Margherita Grimani
  Sinfonia to Pallade e Marte (c. 1713)
• Johan Helmich Roman
  Little Drottningholm Music, BeRI 2.5 (1744)