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Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima, winners of 2010’s Gramophone Award in the Baroque Instrumental category for Vivaldi: The French Connection (AV2178), present the sequel, The French Connection 2, which features the world-premiere recording of Il Gran mogul, the lost Vivaldi Flute Concerto recently rediscovered in the National Archives of Scotland.
Unearthing of the score – which has been authenticated by the world’s leading Vivaldi scholars – made international, mainstream news and this first recording, by today’s leading exponents of the music of Vivaldi, is eagerly anticipated. The album contains nine concertos in all, including another premiere of a recently discovered Violin Concerto.
The French Connection enjoyed success on both sides of the pond, with a Top 3 Billboard Classical Chart position and nationwide airplay in the US as well as the UK.
RV 133 - Concerto for Strings in E minor - Allegro
RV 133 - Concerto for Strings in E minor - Largo
RV 133 - Concerto for Strings in E minor - Allegro
RV 543 - Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in F major - Allegro
RV 543 - Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in F major - Allegro alla Francese
RV 543 - Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in F major - Allegro
RV 543 - Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in F major - Minuet
RV 440 - Concerto for Flute and Strings in A minor - Allegro non molto
RV 440 - Concerto for Flute and Strings in A minor - Larghetto
RV 440 - Concerto for Flute and Strings in A minor - Allegro
RV 473 - Concerto for Bassoon and Strings in C major - Allegro
RV 473 - Concerto for Bassoon and Strings in C major - Largo
RV 473 - Concerto for Bassoon and Strings in C major - Minuet
RV 431a - Concerto for Flute and Strings in D minor "Il Gran Mogol" - Allegro non molto
RV 431a - Concerto for Flute and Strings in D minor "Il Gran Mogol" - Larghetto
RV 431a - Concerto for Flute and Strings in D minor "Il Gran Mogol" - Allegro
RV 150 - Concerto for Strings in G major - Allegro
RV 150 - Concerto for Strings in G major - Largo
RV 150 - Concerto for Strings in G major - Allegro
RV 104 - Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor "Intitolato la Notte"- Largo
RV 104 - Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor "Intitolato la Notte"- Presto: Fantasmi - Largo - Andante
RV 104 - Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor "Intitolato la Notte"- Presto
RV 104 - Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor "Intitolato la Notte"- Largo: Il Sonno
RV 104 - Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor "Intitolato la Notte"- Allegro
RV 127 - Concerto for Strings in D minor - Allegro
RV 127 - Concerto for Strings in D minor - Largo
RV 127 - Concerto for Strings in D minor - Allegro
RV 365 - Concerto for Violin and Strings in B flat major - Allegro poco
RV 365 - Concerto for Violin and Strings in B flat major - Largo
RV 365 - Concerto for Violin and Strings in B flat major - Allegro (early version)
17th July 2011
****
“Another intriguing, excellently packaged and delivered volume in Chandler’s Vivaldi series. He is as much scholar as performer, and his notes offer useful background about the musical exchanges between France and Italy...The playing is beautifully articulated, with first-class work from the soloists.”
September 2011
*****
“Chandler has put together a fascinating programme among which are some rarities including two 'world premiere recordings'...Katy Bircher and Chandler himself are the respective soloists [in RV431a] and their warm-sounding, eloquently stylish playing is a constant delight.”
September 2011
*****
“Chandler's tight control gives freedom not constriction. The ensemble is spotless even on the whipping string flourishes of Paris Concerto No. 2 Every detail has meaning.”
October 2011
“Chandler counts further success with a second volume of concertos whose gallicisms range from patrons to genuine style-imprints, to the provenance of the original manuscript paper...La Serenissima remain buoyant and sweet, eschewing the taut, opaque sound of many of today's Baroque orchestras, and embracing something more relaxed and open, helped by a pleasing bloom.”
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RV 133 - Concerto for Strings in E minor - Allegro
