Discography
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
CONCERTI per flauto
Concerto in G major / Sol majeur / G-Dur, RV 443 per flautino, archi e basso continuo
Concerto ‘La notte’ in G minor / sol mineur / g-Moll, RV 439
Concerto ‘La pastorella’ in D major / Ré majeur / D-Dur, RV 95
Concerto in D minor / ré mineur / d-Moll, RV 566 per due flauti, due oboe, due violini, fagotto, archi e basso continuo
Concerto in B flat major / Si bémol majeur / B-Dur, RV 375
Concerto in G minor / sol mineur / g-Moll, RV 103 per flauto, oboe e fagotto
Concerto ‘Il gardellino’ in D major / Ré majeur / D-Dur, RV 90 per flauto, oboe, violino, fagotto e basso continuo
Maurice Steger, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
Duilio M. Galfetti, concertmaster & violin solo (RV 439, 95, 566, 90)
Xenia Löffler, oboe (RV 95, 103, 90)
Michele Fattori, bassoon (RV 95, 566, 103, 90)
Fiorenza di Donatis, leader & violin solo (RV 566)
Alberto Stevanin, Daniela Beltraminelli, Andrea Rognoni, Renata Spotti, Luca Giardini, Elisa Imbalzano, violins
Gianni Maraldi, Renata Spotti, violas
Mauro Valli, cello
Vanni Moretto, violone
Céline Pasche, recorder (RV 566)
Thomas Meraner, Priska Comploi, oboes (RV 566)
Diego Fasolis, hurdy gurdy (RV 95) & organ (RV 103)
Francesco Cera, harpsichord & organ (RV 95)
Gianluca Capuano, harpsichord & organ (RV 566)
Daniele Caminiti, theorbo
Giangiacomo Pinardi, archlute
Rosario Conte, theorbo (RV 566)
Margit Übellacker, dulcimer (RV 433, 439, 95)
Vivaldi: Concerti per flauto – Recorder Concertos
Maurice Steger presents a splendid new project with music from Baroque Venice. Along with the period-instrument orchestra I Barocchisti under the direction of Diego Fasolis, he invites you into the world of Antonio Vivaldi and his virtuoso Concerti per flauto. Benvenuti a Venezia!
It was not the violin, but the inconspicuous and practical recorder with its pastoral sound that was the most popular instrument of the early eighteenth century. Antonio Vivaldi composed for it a number of impressive concertos that became hits in his lifetime and have nowadays achieved evergreen status. La pastorella, Il gardellino and La notte tell stories about natural phenomena, brimming with blazing colours, humour, exuberance, and melancholy.
RECORDING
January and March 2014, Auditorio Stelio Molo, RSI Lugano, Switzerland
Producer, sound engineer and editing: Ulrich Ruscher
TEXT
Olivier Fourés and Maurice Steger
PHOTOS
Josep Molina for harmonia mundi
© 2014 harmonia mundi
