William Bennett, I Musici - Scarlatti - 6 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso / 3 Concerti (1991)

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Title: Scarlatti - 6 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso / 3 Concerti
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Philips Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 70:36
Total Size: 467 Mb
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Tracklist:

Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso for Flute, Strings & Continuo
Sinfonia No.7 g-moll
1. Moderato – Moderato (Allegro) – Grave – Allegro 6:35
Sinfonia No.8 G-Dur
2. Allegretto – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Vivace 6:30
Sinfonia No.9 g-moll
3. Vivace – Adagio – Moderato – Adagio – Allegretto – Menuet 8:17
Sinfonia No.10 a-moll
4. Vivace – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegretto 7:42
Sinfonia No.11 C-Dur
5. Spirituoso – Lento – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro 7:09
Sinfonia No.12 c-moll
6. Adagio – Andante giusto – Adagio – Andante moderato 10:13
Concerto grosso No.1 f-moll
7. Grave – Allegro – Largo – Allemanda (Allegro) 8:15
Concerto grosso No.2 c-moll
8. Allegro – Grave – Minuetto 6:44
Concerto grosso No.3 F-Dur
9. Allegro – Largo – Allegro – Largo – Allegro 7:49

Performers:
William Bennett - flute
I Musici

I Musici here performs the concerti grossi of Alessandro Scarlatti and his flute concerti. Scarlatti tended to be rather conservative in his compositions by adhering strictly to Corelli's concerto grosso model. He is not Vivaldi, Locatelli, or Torelli, but his pieces have somewhat of a pastoral warmth to them. The flutes perform very well here and I Musici's performances usually go without saying. With almost 50 years under their belt and widespread acclaim from prominent figures such as Toscanini, buying most of their albums is usually a safe bet. This one is a great buy from a lesser known (but not obscure) composer of the High Baroque era.