Violin Concertos

A new album showcasing Archiv Production at its best, with one of the labels true stars joining an outstanding baroque ensemble to create a new music based on authentic, original sources.

Despite the popularity of works such as The Four Seasons and La Stravaganza, many of Vivaldis 250 concertos for violin remain largely unknown, also because many were inaccurately published.

The new recordings of the concertos RV 187 and 281 are based on Vivaldis original manuscript scores and capture the thrilling spontaneity of his quicksilver compositional style.

The concerto RV283 includes a previously unpublished cadenza from the notebook of Vivaldis protege Anna Maria.

The recording took place in the summer in Bagnacavallo (Ravenna) where you could see the cracks in the walls of the church due to the earthquakes happening at that time. But the music and the spirit were so high nothing could have disturbed the sessions.

Very much a man of the 21st Century, Giuliano Carmignola combines his passion for the baroque with his love of motorcycling, which he calls, Vivaldi con moto - motion and emotion from a MOTOcyclist-musician.

Internationally known as a harpsichord player and conductor of baroque opera, Ottavio Dantone has directed his Accademia Bizantina on many acclaimed recordings, including three albums with star countertenor Andreas Scholl.