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Whoever is asked to name three household names of the Baroque will no doubt come up with those of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. But do we really know their gems beyond the surface? Bach’s first Orchestral Suite in C Major (BWV 1066A), for instance, is generally performed from a Leipziger score dating from 1724/5, even though recent research has pointed towards earlier origins in Cöthen, and to a slightly different instrumentation. And what about Handel’s Concerto Grosso in B flat Major, opus 3 no. 2 (HWV 313)? Its first and third movements are based on the composer’s Brockes Passion and thus merit to be played with lyrical fervour. Finally, there is the religious legacy of Antonio Vivaldi: a stunning and technically challenging universe of both celestial and earthly passions, here represented by the solo motets “In fuore iustissimæ iræ” (RV 626) and “Nulla in mundo pax sincera” (RV 630), and the Sinfonia in B minor “Al santo sepolcro” (RV 169). In this concert, Il Fondamento and Liesbeth Devos will defy the narrow borders between the vocal and orchestral, bringing you fresh and shiny renderings of seemingly familiar jewels.