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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & AngelsConcertos for recorder, violin, bassoon & strings
The playing of Adrian Chandler and his crack period-instrument band La Serenissima emulates the title of their eighth release for Avie, mining the treasures of Vivaldi’s vast output. Who are these Gods, Emperors and Angels in the title of the latest virtuoso vehicle for Adrian Chandler and his dazzling period-instrument band La Serenissima? Vivaldi was connected to many Highnesses on the European continent, foremost among them the widely cultured Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV to whom Vivaldi dedicated his set of concertos titled La Cetra, meaning “The Lyre,” hence likening the emperor to the lyre playing god Apollo. The theme continues with the oddly titled Concerto Conca or “Conch Concerto,” alluding to the use of the conch shell as a musical trumpet, heard in the work’s first movement, and as used by Triton, son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and by Neptune’s attendants. The Angels are undoubtedly Vivaldi’s virtuoso female students at the Ospedale della Pietà, one of which was described in a contemporary anonymous poem: “She plays the violin in such a way / that anyone hearing her is transported to Paradise / if indeed it is true that up there / the angels play like that.” Chandler and his forces, delivering their eighth imaginative album for Avie, play like gods, emperors and angels indeed, further securing their exalted place in the realms of early music performance. “Whelan with Pamela Thorby provide an evenly balanced partnership with plenty of tasteful ornaments.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** “Thorby shows off her supreme nimbleness and elfin charm; this is music that has sounded coldly mechanical in other hands, yet Thorby's personality and piper's box of subtle ornamental tricks give it a vocal vitality...With La Serenissima offering their usual bright but lightly cushioned sound, this is another disc of no-nonsense joy in the Vivaldian world.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2010 “Chandler yields nothing to his Italian rivals in terms of technique and flair...In matters of performance practice, [he] is willing to go back to the sources and try out seemingly strange things...these are must-have performances for all of Red Priests's musical parishioners.” International Record Review, July/August 2010 “This is a Vivaldi recital of wonderful contrasts, played with fizzing energy, crisply articulated, vividly coloured and passionate.” Sunday Times, 6th June 2010 “The most notable pieces are those featuring woodwind as lead instrument...it's Pamela Thorby's lead role in the Concerto for Sopranino Recorder, Strings & Continuo that dazzles, a virtuoso performance.” The Independent, 4th June 2010 *** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 9 No. 2 for oboe & strings in D minor Concerto Op. 7 No. 2 for two oboes & strings in C major Concerto Op. 7 No. 6 for oboe & strings in D major Concerto Op. 9 No. 9 for two oboes & strings in C major Concerto Op. 7 No. 8 for two oboes & strings in D major Concerto Op. 9 No. 5 for oboe & strings in C major Concerto Op. 7 No. 3 for oboe & strings in B flat major Concerto Op. 9 No. 3 for two oboes & strings in F major Concerto Op. 9 No. 11 for oboe & strings in B flat major Concerto Op. 7 No. 11 for two oboes & strings in C major Concerto Op. 9 No. 8 for oboe & strings in G minor Concerto Op. 7 No. 5 for two oboes & strings in C major Concerto Op. 7 No. 9 for oboe & strings in F major Concerto Op. 9 No. 6 for two oboes & strings in G major Concerto Op. 7 No. 12 for oboe & strings in C major Concerto Op. 9 No. 12 for two oboes & strings in D major Concerto Op. 9 No. 5 for oboe & strings in C major | Bellini: | Oboe Concerto in E flat major | Crusell: | Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 | Kozeluch: | Clarinet Concerto in E flat major | Krommer: | Clarinet Concerto in E flat major Op. 36 | Lebrun, L: | Oboe Concerto No. 3 in C major | Marcello, A: | Oboe Concerto in D Minor | Molter: | Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete) | Mozart: | Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (complete) Fragment in E, K494a Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622 Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 | Rosetti: | Oboe Concerto in D major, Murray C33, Kaul III:28 | Spohr: | Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 26 | Vivaldi: | Bassoon Concerto, RV 467 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 491 in F major Bassoon Concerto, RV 500 in A minor Bassoon Concerto, RV 499 in A minor Bassoon Concerto, RV 466 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 486 in F major Bassoon Concerto, RV 474 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 487 in F major Concerti per molti strumenti |
Daniel Smith (bassoon), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Giovanni Deangeli (oboe), Tanja Becker-Bender (violin), Henk de Graaf (clarinet), Francesco Quaranta (oboe), Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Robin Williams (oboe), Lajos Lencsés (oboe), Herman Jeurissen (horn), Harmen de Boer (clarinet), Marc Grauwels (flute), Giselle Herbert (harp), Emma Johnson (clarinet) Musica ad Rhenum, Ensemble Florilegium, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Amadeus Ensemble Rotterdam, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Les Violons du Roy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Ledger, Nicol Matt, Marien van Staalen, Roy Goodman, Lev Markiz, Bernard Labadie, Gerard Schwarz, Günther Herbig | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Vivaldi: | Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione - 12 concerti, Op. 8 Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV441 Recorder Concerto in C major, RV444 Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 1 in F major, RV 433 'La tempesta di mare' Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 5 in F major, RV 434 Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 2 in G minor, RV 439 'La notte' Concerto in D minor for violin, organ & strings RV541 Concerto in C major for violin, violoncello, organ & strings RV554a Concerto in A major, RV 335a 'Il rosignuolo' Concerto in F major for traverso, organ & strings RV767 Concerto in C minor for violin, organ & strings RV766 Concerto in C major for violin, traverso & organ RV779 Concerto in F major for violin, organ & strings RV542 Bassoon Concerto, RV 467 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 491 in F major Bassoon Concerto, RV 500 in A minor Bassoon Concerto, RV 499 in A minor Bassoon Concerto, RV 466 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 486 in F major Bassoon Concerto, RV 474 in C major Bassoon Concerto, RV 487 in F major Concerto for strings No. 6, RV 154 Concerto In B Flat Major RV 367 Concerto, Op. 3 No. 2 'Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato', RV 578 Concerto a quattro, Op. 12 No. 3, RV 124 Concerto In G Minor RV 302 Concerto, Op. 3 No. 8 'Con due Violini obligati', RV 522 Concerto in G minor, RV105 Trio Sonata in A minor RV86 Concerto in G major, RV101 Concerto in G minor, RV107 Concerto in G minor, RV 103 Concerto RV98 Concerto RV151 in G major for strings & basso continuo 'Alla rustica' Cello Concerto in G minor, RV417 Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 3 in D major, RV 428 'Il gardellino' Concerto for 2 Flutes, Strings and Continuo in C, R533 Concerto for Strings RV 155 Concerto in D major, RV92 Concerto in D major, RV 84 Concerto for violin, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, timpani, strings & continuo in D, RV 562a Concerto for Multiple Instruments, 'per l'orchestra di Dresda' in G minor RV576 Concerto in D minor, RV566 Concerto for Two Horns and Strings RV538 Concerto for Multiple Instruments in F RV569 Introduzione al Gloria, RV 639 'Jubilate, o amoeni chori' Gloria, RV588 Stabat Mater, RV621 |
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