Giuliano Carmignola - Vivaldi con moto (2013) [Hi-Res]

Despite the popularity of works such as The Four Seasons and La Stravaganza, many of Vivaldi’s 250 concertos for violin remain largely unknown.

The new recordings of the concertos RV 187 and 281 are based on Vivaldi’s original manuscript scores and capture the thrilling spontaneity of his compositional style. The concerto RV283 also includes a previously unpublished cadenza from the notebook of Vivaldi’s protégé Anna Maria.

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.

'Giuliano Carmignola is a wonderfully accomplished player: with minimal use of vibrato, he phrases the melodic passages in an irresistibly expressive manner and performs the more challenging passagework with breathtaking precision and purity... an outstanding solo performance. The orchestral playing is certainly vivid... lovely solo playing and such inventive music... a firm recommendation.' (Duncan Bruce, Gramophone)

'...Carmignola has energy (and bow hair) to burn in this album of spirited violin concertos... These pieces contain white-hot fast movements, played with extraordinary dexterity and detail by Carmignola, and inventive slow movements that, even with the proscribed absence of vibrato, sport rich legato lines that may stick in your head for a while. The Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone, backs Carmignola with the exuberance of a punk band.' (Tom Huizenga, NPR Washington)

Giuliano Carmignola, violin
Accademia Bizantina Chamber Orchestra
Ottavio Dantone, conductor