I Musici di Roma - Antonio Vivaldi (2011) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto per archi e continuo in Re Magg, RV 123-I Allegro
02. Concerto per archi e continuo in Re Magg, RV 123-II Adagio
03. Concerto per archi e continuo in Re Magg, RV 123-III Allegro
04. Concerto per archi e continuo in re min, RV 127-I Allegro
05. Concerto per archi e continuo in re min, RV 127-II Largo
06. Concerto per archi e continuo in re min, RV 127-III Allegro
07. Sinfonia in Do Magg. dal "Giustino", RV 717-I Allegro
08. Sinfonia in Do Magg. dal "Giustino", RV 717-II Andante
09. Sinfonia in Do Magg. dal "Giustino", RV 717-III Allegro
10. Concerto per archi e continuo in do min, RV 119-I Allegro
11. Concerto per archi e continuo in do min, RV 119-II Largo
12. Concerto per archi e continuo in do min, RV 119-III Allegro
13. Sinfonia in Sol Magg, RV 149 "Il coro delle Muse"-I Allegro molto
14. Sinfonia in Sol Magg, RV 149 "Il coro delle Muse"-II Andante
15. Sinfonia in Sol Magg, RV 149 "Il coro delle Muse"-III Allegro
16. Concerto per archi e continuo in Do Magg, RV 114-I Allegro
17. Concerto per archi e continuo in Do Magg, RV 114-II Adagio
18. Concerto per archi e continuo in Do Magg, RV 114-III Ciaccona
19. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 156-I Allegro
20. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 156-II Adagio
21. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 156-III Allegro
22. Concerto per archi e continuo in La Magg, RV 158-I Allegro molto
23. Concerto per archi e continuo in La Magg, RV 158-II Adagio molto
24. Concerto per archi e continuo in La Magg, RV 158-III Allegro
25. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 157-I Allegro
26. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 157-II Largo
27. Concerto per archi e continuo in sol min, RV 157-III Allegro
28. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sib Magg, RV 163 "Conca"-I Allegro molto moderato-Allegro molto-Tempo I-Allegro molto
29. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sib Magg, RV 163 "Conca"-II Andante (molto)
30. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sib Magg, RV 163 "Conca"-III Allegro
31. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sol Magg. RV 151 "alla Rustica"-I Presto
32. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sol Magg. RV 151 "alla Rustica"-II Adagio
33. Concerto per archi e continuo in Sol Magg. RV 151 "alla Rustica"-III Allegro


Sixty years have passed since twelve young graduates, mainly from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, got together to give voice to their passion. Thus was born a rarity of its time, a chamber group without a conductor. This apparent lack could have been their Achilles’ heel when the great Toscanini heard them, but their enthusiasm brought out the strong and affectionate words: “Bravi, bravissimi…(very good, excellent) music won’t die!” … from him. Time has passed quickly, yet the sound that travelled these decades still lights up the eyes of those who were participants in this extraordinary cavalcade as if it had lasted only a moment. For I Musici time hasn’t flown and paradoxically, the future is behind their shoulders as for the Aymara people. It turns the traditional western concept upside down and without giving it a lot of thought, creates a vortex of thought that makes its mark. Nowadays not one of the foundation members still forms part of the group but this isn’t the reason that the original spirit has been lost.

The Milan Quartet Association, 1956-1957 season, Wednesday 20th February 1957, “9.30pm precisely, Gloria Cinema Hall, 18 Corso Vercelli”, were the temporary headquarters in one of the many postwar pilgrimages of the Milan institution before finding more suitable accomodation in the Conservatory Great Hall. This was printed on the programme of the second (the first one was in 1953) of many concerts that I Musici held for the historical, prestigious institution “founded in 1864” under the auspices of Verdi, even though he wasn’t fond of Quartet Associations. Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto Grosso op. VI (one of the twelve) was played that 20th February in the cinema hall. Corelli was the father of eighteenth century violin playing, having created the Trio Sonata, concerto for solo instrument as well as the concerto grosso. His compositions were fundamental in the history of music but already by the middle of the twentieth century they weren’t heard frequently anymore. The Neapolitan composer born in 1744 and brother of Tommaso, Giuseppe Giordani’s Concerto in C major for piano and strings also featured. This opened the way to eighteenth century Italian music that was I Musici’s vocation, which included Antonio Vivaldi, flag in the newly formed group. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi’s best known composition was on the programme. In this work four descriptive sonnets give rise to the most scintillating instrumental and musical expression. The Four Seasons, proposed to the Quartet were publicised on yellow tissue-paper, inserted into the sober programme where the original Ricordi, Decca and Garzanti presented a work unlike any other, in 1500 pages, elegantly bound in leather: the World of Music. (Extracted from booklet notes…)

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