Master of Baroque expressiveness: Antonio Vivaldi’s slow movements reveal all the richness of the composer’s imagination, as he lovingly paints us gentle evocations of nature, conjures up the seductive spell of Mediterranean nights in tender cantilenas and moves us with the heartfelt simplicity of his sacred arias.

01 Vivaldi: Andromeda liberata, RV Anh. 117: "Sovente il sole" (Perseo)  - Philippe Jaroussky
02 Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor for Flute and Strings Op. 10 No. 2, RV 439 "La notte" V. Largo (Il sonno)  - Janet See
03 Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa  - Fabio Biondi
04 Concerto in A major for violin e altro violino per eco in lontano RV552: II. Larghetto  - Fabio Biondi/Lorenzo Colitto/Europa Galante
05 Laudate, pueri Dominum, psalm 112 for soprano, 2 violins, viola & bass RV 600: Sit nomen Domini [largo]  - Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante/Patrizia Ciofi
06 Concerto in G minor per 2 violincelli ed orchestra RV531: II. Largo  - Maurizio Naddeo/Antonio Fantinuoli/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
07 Concerto in B flat major for violin, oboe, salmoe & 3 viole all'inglese ed orchestra RV579, 'Funebre': II. Allegro poco poco  - Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
08 Concerto in B flat major for violin, oboe, salmoe & 3 viole all'inglese ed orchestra RV579, 'Funebre': III. Adagio  - Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
09 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Cum dederit dilectis  - Fabio Biondi
10 Concerto in C Major per mandolino er archi, RV 425: II. Largo  - Giovanni Scaramuzzino/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
11 Salve Regina in G minor RV618  - Gérard Lesne/Il Seminario Musicale/Fabio Biondi
12 The Four Seasons (from 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 1 in E (La primavera) RV269 (Op. 8 No. 1): II. Largo e pianissimo sempre  - London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green
13 Gloria in D Major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax  - Emily Van Evera/Margaret Cable/Taverner Choir/Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott
14 The Four Seasons (from 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 2 in G minor (L'estate) RV315 (Op. 8 No. 2): II. Adagio  - London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green
15 The Four Seasons (from 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 3 in F (L'autunno) RV293 (Op. 8 No. 3): II. Adagio  - London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green
16 Il Giustino RV717, ACT 1: Aria: Vedrò con mio diletto  - Marina Comparato/Dominique Labelle/Francesca Provvisionato/Geraldine McGreevy/Leonardo De Lisi/Laura Cherici/Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis
17 Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F minor, Op.8 No.4, RV 297, 'Winter': II. Largo  - Christopher Warren-Green
18 Bajazet, Act 2, Scene 7: Aira: Sposa, son disprezzata (Irene)  - Ildebrando D'Arcangelo /Patrizia Ciofi/David Daniels/Elina Garanca/Vivica Genaux/Marijana Mijanovic/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi