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Programmes
Pellegrina takes its name from the play La Pellegrina (the pilgrim woman) which, together with the celebrated musical Intermedi, was performed to celebrate the marriage of Ferdinando de’ Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589. Music from the Intermedi also forms a part of the group’s repertoire, which encompasses instrumental and vocal works from the renaissance to the late baroque.
photo: Ted Copper
Pellegrina have a special interest in well-loved and lesser-known works by late 17th and early 18th century composers living and working in London, and have found programmes of this repertoire of "English" music to be ideally suited to the intimate and atmospheric spaces of historic houses such as the Handel House and Fenton House in London.
Love's Soft Passion
"LOVES SOFT PASSION" recreates, in chamber music, cantatas, songs and intimate instrumental works, the musical performances of the composers, English and foreign, who made baroque London into Europe's most vibrant musical centre. "Wonderful entertainment, beautifully presented."
All Aflame and Full of Ardour
"ALL AFLAME AND FULL OF ARDOUR": A concert of baroque music on the theme
of love.
"A delightful and memorable evening."
Christmas Programme
Christmas music by Scarlatti, Charpentier and Campra as well as Corelli’s
Christmas Concerto and Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach
"A wonderful concert of Christmas music ... a truly world-class
performance."
