Antonio Vivaldi's "La Folia" (Madness), arranged by Jeannette Sorrell after Sonata XII
Apollo's Fire - The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Live performance, November 1, 2011 - Koerner Hall, Toronto

The Folia was an ancient Spanish/Portuguese dance which traditionally got faster and wilder toward the end. The girls who danced it were said to be "mad," thus the name Folia (madness or folly).

Olivier Brault, violin solo I
Johanna Novom, violin solo II
René Schiffer, continuo cello
William Simms, guitar
Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord/direction

Andrew Fouts, violin
Adriane Post, violin
Carrie Krause, violin
Emi Tanabe, violin
Beth Wenstrom, violin
Karina Fox, viola
Kristen Linfante, viola
Steuart Pincombe, cello
Sue Yelanjian, contrabass

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