Anthony Roth Costanzo @anthonyrothcostanzo3042 (vocals) and Bryan Wagorn (piano) perform “Lascia Ch'io Panga” by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument’s inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), in Florence in 1720.
This piano is on view in the Musical Instruments Galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Video editor: Christopher Shurtleff
Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio: Gregory Chang
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Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge: Jayson Kerr Dobney
Curator: Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
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Programs Coordinator: Pamela Summey
Associate Administrator: Nicole Sussmane
