Vivaldi La Folia (Madness) -- Apollo's Fire

Antonio Vivaldi's "La Folia" (Madness), arranged by Jeannette Sorrell after Sonata XIIApollo's Fire - The Cleveland Baroque OrchestraLive performance, November 1, 2011 - Koerner Hall, TorontoThe Folia was an ancient SpanishPortuguese 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 IJohanna Novom, violin solo IIRené Schiffer, continuo celloWilliam Simms, guitarJeannette Sorrell, harpsichorddirectionAndrew Fouts, violinAdriane Post, violinCarrie Krause, violinEmi Tanabe, violinBeth Wenstrom, violinKarina Fox, violaKristen Linfante, violaSteuart Pincombe, celloSue Yelanjian, contrabasswww.apollosfire.org