It was through the agency of one of his patrons in Rome, Cardinal Colonna, that Handel was commissioned to compose psalm settings for Vespers at the Carmelite church, S Maria di Monte Santo, in 1707.

This album’s five-star status is further supported by its inclusion of the premiere recording of Vivaldi’s recently rediscovered Nisi Dominus. Instrumental colour and vocal virtuosity are here ...

(8) Sonatae for Violin and Continuo, Movements: No. 2 in D minor (Dorian) Sonnerie Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Composer Monica Huggett, Violin (8) Sonatae for Violin and Continuo, Movements: No. 3 ...