Antonio Vivaldi’s “La Folia“ (Madness) -- Apollo’s Fire

Apollo’s Fire - The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra 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 ...... Antonio Vivaldi’s “La Folia“ (Madness), arranged by Jeannette Sorrell after Sonata XII Apollo’s Fire. 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).