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The composers of the Baroque era left us a wealth of Christmas music, from cantatas to concertos. Les Accents, one of the leading ensembles on the early music scene, presents festive treasures of the 17th and 18th centuries in a programme titled Heavenly Night. Whether vocal, as in Alessandro Scarlatti’s little-known “Cantata per la notte del santissimo Natale”, or instrumental, like Arcangelo Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto”: this music is not only festive and full of joy, but also invites us into the world of the Christmas story.

Programme

Heavenly Night

Alessandro Scarlatti
Cantata per la notte dell santissimo Natale

Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6 No. 8 “Christmas Concerto”