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AJ 0771
Specchio Veneziano
Label Catalogue Number:
ALPHA771
ALPHA771
Running Time: 67:38
Release Date: October 2021
Originally recorded in October 2021
Originally recorded in October 2021
Genre:
Classical
Classical
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Specchio veneziano or the Venetian mirror – this programme compares and contrasts two composers from the city of the Doges: on the one hand the celebrated Vivaldi, on the other a virtual unknown, Giovanni Battista Reali, who was born there in 1681, three years after Vivaldi, and died in 1751, ten years after his illustrious colleague. A violinist himself, he composed trio sonatas, including a very spectacular Folia, which Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Sophie de Bardonnèche, Hanna Salzenstein and Justin Taylor juxtapose with Vivaldi’s Folia, alongside other highly virtuosic pieces, many of them complete rediscoveries, since half of this programme has never been recorded before.
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Reviews
“These pieces are an example of how cruel music history can be. They are in no way inferior to those by Vivaldi, but whereas the latter are available in several recordings, Reali is largely new to the catalogue. It cannot be appreciated enough that Le Consort decided to put him on the musical map. Reali could not have wished for better advocates of his forgotten sonatas. They are given excellent performances, which convincingly demonstrate their qualities. Vivaldi's two sonatas receive equally outstanding and incisive performances. Le Consort is not afraid to explore unknown territory as they have already demonstrated by their recording of trio sonatas by Jean-François Dandrieu. Let us hope that they will dig up more unknown repertoire.”
Johan van Veen – MusicWeb-International.com – 12 May 2022
“… Salzenstein is not the only star in the night sky. It’s becoming almost boring to describe the playing of Théotime Langlois de Swarte: simply put, I’m running out of ways to recount his brilliance… Justin Taylor’s harpsichord is inventive throughout and guest Victor Julien-Laferrière does a fine continuo job when Salzenstein is tied up with more soloistic material…”
Mark Seow – Gramophone magazine – February 2022
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