Proms Chamber Music 3: La Tarantella

30 Jul 2012, Cadogan Hall

13:00 Mon 30 Jul 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Proms Chamber Music 3: La Tarantella

13:00 Mon 30 Jul 2012 Cadogan Hall

A sequence of Baroque, traditional and improvised music inspired by the age-old myth of the power of music to heal the venomous bite of the tarantula spider; including works by Falconieri, Kapsberger, Kircher and Soler.

Programme

- - Various Artists
  - La Tarantella(60 mins)

Performers

L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar
theorbodirector
theorbodirector

Composers

Various Artists

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The tarantella, the entrancing dance form found in several Mediterranean countries, is the unifying thread here. L'Arpeggiata's programme recalls the popular myth that the bite of the tarantula could only be cured by music and dancing, a remedy known since the Middle Ages as 'tarantismo'. The associated songs and improvisations 鈥� tailored to match the varied symptoms of torpor, excitability and restlessness afflicting victims of the spider's poison 鈥� are revived in a virtuosic performance that transcends generic boundaries. The innovative period-instrument ensemble is joined by dancer Anna Dego.

L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar theorbo/director

There will be no interval