“My heart skipped a beat when [The Italian Job] from La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler landed on my desk, such was my enjoyment of their Gramophone Awards-shortlisted Vivaldi Four Seasons recording (AV 2344). So to discover that with this all-Italian assortment of sinfonias and concertos they’ve actually topped their 2016 triumph – and apparently effortlessly – gives me no small amount of pleasure.” So said the reviewer of the Gramophone Award-winning release, and the Vivaldi specialists are set to triumph once again with Vivaldi x2, an astonishing medley of double concertos for hunting horns, oboes, bassoon, violin and cello. Emanating from Vivaldi’s pen the double concerto – a genre of which he all but cornered the market – resulted in some of the composer’s most colourful and exuberant works. In the hands of two-time Gramophone Award-winning La Serenissima, these concertos come to virtuosic and effervescent life.
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Reviews
Baroque Instrumental Category Nominee
ICMA Award Nominations 2019
“… Enjoyable music played by expert musicians expertly marshaled by Chandler.”
John W Barker - American Record Guide – November/December 2018
“… this release is a zestful feast for the ears” ****
Curtis Rogers - ClassicalSource.com - September 2018
Recording of the Month
Performance ***** Recording *****
“… The disc is flawlessly paced, expertly executed and spaciously recorded…”
Paul Riley – BBC Music magazine – October 2018
“Another very fine Vivaldi release from La Serenissima.”
Brian Wilson – MusicWeb-International.com – 15 August 2018
“… Under Chandler, the playing, vibrant yet polished to perfection, is superb.”
Stephen Pettitt – The Sunday Times (Culture magazine) – 12 August 2018
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