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Truly Madly Baroque
‘Astonishing all-out virtuosity’    New York Times, March 2018
 
After their recent foray into the world of gypsy music with their classical-chart-topping Baroque Bohemians project, Red Priest return to their origins with a stunning programme of truly baroque classics, arranged and performed with their trademark energy, virtuosity and (in the best baroque sense) madness!
 
The programme includes: 
BACH – Brandenburg Concerto no. 5
VIVALDI – Concerto for Four Violins
ALBINONI – Oboe Concerto Op9/2
TARTINI – The Devil’s Trill
And works by MARINI, LOCATELLI, FORQUERAY, SANZ and others
 

The Baroque Bohemians
Red Priest transform into an imaginary gypsy band - bringing a gypsy twist to their own inimitable, high-octane style!  They travel back in time to re-live the wild gypsy-esque virtuosity of early Baroque masters, explore melodies from a 1730 Slovakian fiddler’s tunebook, rattle through a work by one of the earliest gypsy violinists, revel in the gyspy influenced music of Telemann and re-imagine music by Handel and the Red Priest himself.     The programme will include music by Biber, Costello, Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi, Janos Bihari and melodies from the manuscripts of the1730 Uhrovska collection.

HANDEL IN THE WIND
Music by GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL (1685-1759) arranged by Red Priest
The Messiah Suite: Part 1
Overture - Comfort Ye - Every Valley
Sonata in F Major Op 2 No 4                                              
Larghetto - Vivace - Adagio - Alla Breve – Allegro
Largo and Passacaglia in G minor
Vo Far Guerra (from Rinaldo) for Harpsichord Solo
The Messiah Suite: Part 2
Shepherds and Angels – Eternal Source of Light – Darkness – The Blind Man – The Recorder Shall Sound
INTERVAL
Zadok the Red Priest
Recorder Sonata in B Minor
Largo – Vivace – Furioso – Adagio – Alla Breve 
Lascia Ch’Io Pianga
The Harmonious Blacksmith Variations
The Messiah Suite: Part 3
Despised – Siciliano – Why do the Nations? – Breaking the Bonds – The Potter’s Vessel – Hallelujah

Viva Baroque!
A colourful carnival of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.   Favourite works by the great baroque masters intermingle with some unsung heroes and brand new arrangements, in an evening of baroque brilliance with a modern twist. The programme will include:
Telemann – Gypsy Sonata
Vivaldi – Concerto from L’Estro Armonico
Biber – Sonata for Recorder
Royer – Vertigo
Leclair – Tambourin
Durante – Concerto in G minor
Handel – The Harmonious Blacksmith Variations
Corelli – La Folia
 


The programme below are not available in their entirety at the moment, but some of the works are available.  Please contact us if there is something that you particularly want to programme.

Pirates of the Baroque
Stolen masterworks and long-lost jewels of the baroque era performed with swashbuckling virtuosity!

JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR (1697-1764) - Tambourin
GEORG PHILLIP TELEMANN (1681-1767) - Gypsy Sonata in A minor
TOMASSO ALBINONI (1671-1751) / REMO GIAZOTTO (1910-1998) - Adagio
GEORG FREDERICK HANDEL (1685-1759) - ‘Vo Far Guerra’ (from Rinaldo, arr. William Babell)
                                                             - Aria Amorosa (from Trio Sonata Op 2 No 1)
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1676-1741) - Concerto Grosso in D minor RV 565
*****INTERVAL*****
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
                                                           - Andante in G
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN (1668-1733) - Tromba Marina, Plaint and Devil’s Hornpipe
ANON (17th Century) - Budro: an Irish Hornpipe
GIUSEPPE TARTINI (1692-1770) - Senti Lo Mare (Listen to the Sea)
ANTONIO VIVALDI - Concerto in G major “La Tempesta di Mare” (The Sea Storm) RV 433


Nightmare in Venice
Ghoulish delights from the fevered brains of baroque masters

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1676-1741) - The Nightmare Concerto (“La Notte”) in G minor RV 439
G.P.CIMA (17th Cent.) - Sonata a Tre
ROBERT JOHNSON (1583-1633) / NICHOLAS LE STRANGE (17th Cent)
            - The Satyrs' Masque
            - The Flatt Masque
            - The Furies
            - The Witches' Dance
HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) - Two in One upon a Ground
MAURIZIO CAZZATI (1620-1677) - Zephiro's Ground
DIEGO ORTIZ (fl.1550) - Two Ricercadas
ANTONIO VIVALDI - Concerto Grosso in D minor RV 565
*****INTERVAL*****
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - Prelude from Suite No. 5 for Cello
JACOB VAN EYCK (1590-1657) - The English Nightingale
G.TARTINI (1692-1770) - Sonata in G minor “The Devil’s Trill”
CHRISTOPHE WILIBALD VON GLUCK (1714-1787) - Dance of the Blessed Spirits
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR(1697-1764) - Demon Airs and Simphonie
RED PRIEST (1997- ) - Fantasy on Corelli's “La Folia”


Carnival of the Seasons
A wild and colourful reinvention of Vivaldi's classic

Part One: Spring
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1676-1741) arr. Red Priest - Concerto in E major: “La Primavera”
HEINRICH BIBER (1644-1704) - Easter Sonata: “The Crucifixion”

Part Two: Summer
JACOB VAN EYCK (1590-1657) - What Shall We Do This Evening?
HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) - A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite
ANTONIO VIVALDI arr. Red Priest - Concerto in G minor: “L’Estate”

****INTERVAL****

Part Three: Autumn
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) - Prelude in D minor for solo cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI arr. Red Priest - Concerto in F major: “L’Autunno”
ROBERT JOHNSON (1583-1633) - The Witches’ Dance

Part Four: Winter
ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713) arr. Red Priest - Concerto Grosso in G minor “per la Notte de Natale”
ANTONIO VIVALDI arr. Red Priest - Concerto in F minor: “L’Inverno”


JOHANN, I’M ONLY DANCING!
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arranged, transcribed and contorted by Red Priest

Preludio (from Partita in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006)
Largo e Dolce (from Flute Sonata in A major, BWV 1032)
Prelude in D major (from Suite no. 6 for Cello BWV 1012)
Sonata in A minor (after Oboe Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020)
Bouree and Sarabande (from English Suite no. 3 in A minor, BWV 807)
Introduction and Gigue (from Toccata in D major, BWV 912)
Arioso (from Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056)
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major (BWV 1048)
*****INTERVAL*****
Prelude in G major from Suite no 1 for Cello (BWV 1007)
Andante (from Flute Sonata in E minor BWV 1034)
Prelude in G minor for Harpsichord (BWV 885)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor (BWV 847)
Allegro (from Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033)
Minuet and Badinerie (from Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Largo (from Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)