Giovanni Antonini, virtuoso flautist and orchestral conductor, is the founder of the Italian ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, which burst on the baroque musical scene in 1985; together they have amassed an impressive discography. Partnered by Alpha Classics, they have launched a complete recording of the 107 symphonies by Joseph Haydn, in anticipation of the 300th anniversary of his birth in 2032. Il Giardino Armonico is celebrating a composer with whose music he made his name: Antonio Vivaldi. With Antonini as soloist in a programme of his own devising recorded between 2011 and 2017, a generous bouquet of the Concerti per Flauto: RV 433 (‘La Tempesta di Mare’), plus the Concertos RV 441, 442 443, 444, and 445, and an amazing version of ‘Cum Dederit’, a solo from Nisi Dominus RV 608, for the chalumeau, the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet.
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Nominee in Baroque Instrumental Category
International Classical Music Awards 2021
“Stylish and imaginative readings.”
Curtis Rogers - MusicWeb-International.com – 16 June 2020
Nicholas Anderson - BBC Music Magazine - July 2020
"...Top-class Vivaldi music-making."
Lindsay Kemp – Gramophone magazine – July 2020
“… The highlight of the CD is undoubtedly the transcription of Cum Dederit from the Nisi Dominus. This is music played with feeling, wonderfully atmospheric and cantabile.” ****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.com – 24 March 2020
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