Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI 'Per Anna Maria' (2022)
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI 'Per Anna Maria' (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 323 Mb | Total time: 94:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP7368 | Recorded: 2020
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 323 Mb | Total time: 94:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP7368 | Recorded: 2020
Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante expand the Vivaldi edition with the eleventh volume of violin concertos bearing the name of one of the most famous interpreters of the early eighteenth century: Anna Maria. Hailed as a "child prodigy" and outstanding artist of the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi taught for forty years, Anna Maria was an accomplished violinist, but also mastered the viola d'amore and theorbo, as well as the harpsichord, cello, lute, and mandolin. Her reputation spread throughout Europe, and we know that Vivaldi dedicated at least twenty-four concertos to her.
Violinist and conductor Fabio Biondi and his Ensemble Europa Galante present a half-dozen of them in this beautifully assembled program, whose compositions were written between 1710 and the 1720s. Well acquainted with Vivaldi's virtuosic, radiant style, the musicians effortlessly capture every change of atmosphere or tempo, delight in imitative effects (the horn in the opening Allegro of Concerto RV 363), and dazzle with a variety of timbres and textures. On top of all this, they also play an alternate version of the Largo from Concerto RV 179a, richly embellished by Anna Maria.
Performer:
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, violin & direction
Tracklist:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto in D major, RV 229
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo
03. III. Allegro
Concerto in B flat major, RV 363 'Il corneto da posta'
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro
Concerto in D major, RV 207
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Largo
09. III. Allegro
Concerto in E flat major, RV 260
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allego
Concerto in C major, RV 179a
13. I. Allegro ma poco
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro
Concerto in E flat major, RV 261
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Largo
18. III. Allegro assai
19. Concerto in C major, RV 179a - Largo (con ornamentazione originale di RV 581)
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI 'Per Anna Maria' (2022)
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