Vivaldi: La Folia (Madness) -- Apollo’s Fire

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 Wil