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This week's show features Italian Delights, including love songs by Biagio Marini, sacred instrumental pieces from Venice by Giovanni and Andrea Gabrieli, and tenor Marco Beasley with a Ligurian folksong to melt the hardest of hearts!
- Antonio Carbonchi: Ciaccona & Francesco Corbetta: Passacaglia. Performed by Pierre Pitzl, baroque guitar. Biagio Marini: Meraviglia d'amore & Girolamo Kapsberger: Cinta di Rose. Performed by Private Musicke and tenor Marco Beasley.
- Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata Octavi Toni for 12 parts, performed by The Gabrieli Players. Andrea Gabrieli: Ricercar del primo tuono alla quarta alta, performed by Liuwe Tamminga at the historic organ in San Petronio, Bologna.
- Anon. (Ligurian folksong): La Bella Noeva. Performed by Marco Beasley, tenor, and Accordone.
- Bartolomeo Barbarino: Bella e la donna mia. Giovanni Paolo Foscarini: Ciaccona. Girolamo Kapsberger: Gagliarda. Biago Marini: Allegrezza del nuovo Maggio. Performed by Vivante, with tenors Tore Tom Denys and Erik Leidal.
- Juan Cornago: Morte, merce & O Tempo Bono (anon.). Performed by Ensemble Daedalus.
- Dario Castello: Sonata Terza. Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music.