The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume One: The Dawn of the Virtuoso

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ALBINONI / VIVALDI / LEGRENZI / VALENTINI / etc
The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume One: The Dawn of the Virtuoso
Mhairi Lawson (soprano) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin and director)

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Release Date: Thursday 23 November 2006

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"If only all history lessons were as delightful as this. It may have one of the most boring titles ever committed to a CD-case, but don't be fooled. With consummate skill, La Serenissima provide a guide through the emergence of the violin as a virtuoso instrument."
Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - November 2006

"Rousing exuberance and a history lesson no one would mind taking...If only all history lessons were as delightful as this. It may have one of the most boring titles ever committed to a CD-case, but don't be fooled. With consummate skill, La Serenissima provide a guide through the emergence of the violin as a virtuoso instrument."
Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - November 2006

Tracks:

Composer X (ca. 1695):
Laudate pueri Dominum à voce sola et 5 strumenti, RV Anh 30

Albinoni:
Concerto IV à 6 in G, Op 2/8

Legrenzi:
3 Balletti e Correnti à 5 from Op 16

Navara:
Sinfonia/Sonata à 5 in C
Sinfonia/Sonata à 5 in a

Valentini, G:
Concerto XI à 6 con quattro violini obligati in a, Op 7

Vivaldi:
Concerto No. 3 'Con Violino Solo obligato', RV 310
Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello obbligati RV580