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About VDM
About VDM
Founded in Cremona in 2004 by Stefano Molardi and Jonathan Guyonnet, the baroque ensemble I Virtuosi delle Muse immediately received international recognition for its inventive and personal use of original instruments and its adherence to historical performance practices.
The ensemble stands out for the rigor and the sensibility of its approach, and performs Italian and German music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with an ensemble that can vary from three to more than forty musicians, depending on the repertoire. The ensemble actively performs throughout Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, The Netherlands, Hungary, and Switzerland.
Particularly well suited to theatre music, I Virtuosi have performed in many opera productions including Luchesi's Ademira in Bibbiena (2006) and Porpora's Mitridate in Valladolid (2007) both directed by Massimo Gasparon.
Recent performances of Bach's Matthäus Passion and Magnificat were highly acclaimed successes. They are regularly invited to perform at major venues and Baroque festivals such as Festival Claudio Monteverdi (Cremona), Schwetzinger Festspiele, Munich's Prinzregententheater, Theater an der Wien (Vienna), Oldenburger Promenade, Rheingau Musik Festival, Opéra de Nantes, and Opéra d'Orléans.
I Virtuosi's recordings have been honored with Five-Star ratings from Goldberg, The Crescendo Prize, Early Music Magazine and Musica. The ensemble has also been recognized by organizations promoting classical Italian violin making in collaboration with the Associazione Liutaria Italiana.
Approach to making music
The need to 'renew' the interpretive research in baroque music motivates and guides I Virtuosi delle Muse. Constant and accurate philological inquiry does not limit their scope. Rather, the style and the sensitivity of this extraordinary ensemble gives life to new and original interpretations.
VDM was founded by Stefano Molardi and Jonathan Guyonnet who direct the group's artistic synergies. The careful and rigorous study of the music is concretized into colors, articulations, and dynamics.
Only baroque set ups are used, strings are in natural gut, and bows are appropriate to the music performed. These details allow a greater dynamic range, disproving the common notion that baroque instruments produce less sound, and result in a rich and varied musical palette, enhancing the interpretation and the emotional expression of the music.
The marked sensitivity to shades of timbre and dynamics characterizes the unique sound of I Virtuosi delle Muse. The continuous and refined search for spectral musical expressions of color makes this ensemble an entirely new model of imaginative interpretive rigor on the international musical scene.
THE ENSEMBLE AND OPERA
With its first CD release of Opera Symphonies by Vivaldi for Divox Antiqua, I Virtuosi delle Muse gained international recognition for their interpretations, innovative approach and their careful and unrelenting search for the ideal sound. The meticulous instrumental studies of historical strings and bow usage by concertmaster Jonathan Guyonnet assure nuanced musical reproduction.
I Virtuosi delle Muse faithfully pursue interpretations that offer a wide range of dramatic contrasts reflecting the change and conflict present in human emotions. In their four years together as an ensemble, I Virtuosi delle Muse's performances have been referred to as graceful and rich in tonal colors, and passionate.
VDM's greatest strength lies in the perfect rapport among conductor, concertmaster and players.
STEFANO MOLARDI - CONDUCTOR
Born in Cremona, Stefano Molardi is an organist, musicologist, harpsichordist and conductor. He studied with Kooiman, Stembridge, Vogel, and Tagliavini. He worked with Maestro Radulescu at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna and at the Académie Bach of Porrentruy in Switzerland.
Recipient of numerous honors, Maestro Molardi is winner of major international organ competitions including Paisan di Prato (Udine-1998), Viterbo (1996), Brugge and Innsbruck (The Paul Hofhaimer). As a soloist he has played in chamber ensembles at many prestigious concert venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall (LA), the Sala Sao Paulo (Brazil, the Musikverein and Theater an der Wien, Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, the Concertgebouw and Il Teatro La Fenice. He has also performed at Musica e Poesia a S. Maurizio in Milano, the Organ International Festival in Treviso, Festival of Valvasone, the International Festival of Maastricht, Wiener Orgelkonzerte, Historical organ season in Thuringia of Arnstadt, and the Organ Festival in Nürnberg). In 2009 he performed the complete organ works of F. Liszt and C. Franck in Lugano.
He is currently on the faculties of the Italian Switzerland Conservatory in Lugano (University School for Music), at the Conservatory 'A. Scontrino' in Trapani, and presents master classes and conferences on baroque performance practice throughout Europe.
Maestro Molardi has records for Tactus, Christophorus, Deutsche Grammophon and Divox.
As director of I Virtuosi delle Muse he has been universally praised for his lively, vigorous, colorful, and deeply introspective interpretations making him one of the most interesting conductors on the international early music scene.
JONATHAN GUYONNET - CONCERTMASTER
Jonathan Guyonnet was born in San Remo, and studied violin in Montecarlo and Paris. As a leader and solo violinist he collaborated with several French, Belgian, Dutch and Italian Baroque ensembles including La Petite Bande, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Les Talens Lyriques, Stradivaria, Orchestre des Champs-élysées, Le Concert Spirituel, La Symphonie du Marais, Stradivaria, Caecilia Concert, and l'Arte dell'Arco.
He has performed in the world's most famous concert halls including the Musikverein and Theater an der Wien, Salburg's Mozarteumrg, Unter den Linden (Berlin), Alte Oper (Frankfurt), the Concertgebouw, at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Disney Hall (LA), the Barbican Center and Wigmore Hall in London, Tonhalle Zürich, Opéra Garnier et Thèâtre du Chatelet in Paris, Grande Salle de la Cité de la Musique de Paris, Salle Pleyel et Salle Gaveau de Paris, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid and the Oji Hall in Tokyo.
Mr. Guyonnet has collaborated with many distinguished artists including S. Kuijken, P. Herreweghe, G. Leonhardt, S. Molardi, A. Marcon, V. Mullova, A. Scholl, A. Netrebko, M. E. Cenicic, F. Guglielmo, J. DiDonato, C. Bartoli, A. Kirschläger, S. Kermes, M. Kožená, D. Cuiller, D. Stern, C. Coin, G. Carmignola, C. Rousset, P. Goodwin, and K. & M. Labèque.
His recordings with Deutsche Gramophon-Archiv, Harmonia Mundi, Amati, and Glossa of works by Vivaldi, Bach, Händel and 17th century music have received major international prizes including the Edison Award, the Diapason d'Or, and Choc de la Musiques.
Many of his concerts have been broadcast live by European, American, and Asian networks.
He co-founded VDM in 2004 and serves as the ensemble's concertmaster.
Jonathan Guyonnet plays a 1785 Venetian violin made by Pietro Valentino Novello.
PRESS ACCLAIM
CONCERT REVIEWS
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Rheingau Musik Festival - St. Hildegard's Abbey
"I Virtuosi delle Muse have taken their proper place among the ensembles whose interpretations are based on contrasting extremes. Suspensions are held as long as possible, accents are strong and light, more intense than can be imagined, determine situations of friction and tension whenever they appear. I Virtuosi delle Muse express the baroque spirit in an ideal manner. The violinist Jonathan Guyonnet takes many liberties with the tempos, creating, through the absence of vibrato, a consistent idea and impression. The concertos for strings in the program Viva Venezia, and especially the sonata La Follia, were performed with fire and intensity. I Virtuosi delle Muse, the new generation of Italians, played with a temperament that was simply wonderful." |
Frankfurter Rundschau (newspaper), Stefan Schickhaus, July 29th 2009 |
Bilbao - Begonia Basilica
"Great crowds of listeners in the Begonia basilica for the Christmas concert to hear I Virtuosi delle Muse, conducted by Stefano Molardi, and the Genevan tenor Emiliano Gonzales in the role of vocal soloist. The program featured baroque Italian music with works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Galoppi, Porpora and Jommelli. The interpretation of the baroque orchestra was extremely refined (not at all an easy task) and the ensemble played with perfection and with clear aesthetic 'discipline' thanks to the efforts of Molardi, who conducted with interpretive rigour and with efficient gestures. Both the concertos and the vocal pieces were excellent." |
Desde el palco (newspaper), J.A.Z. |
Pandino
"Excellent start to the 'Autumn Concert' series with I Virtuosi delle Muse"
"The public was treated to a series of arias from the operas by Antonio Vivaldi performed by the Hungarian mezzo-soprano Kornelia Bakos, as well as works for string orchestra by Vivaldi, excellently executed by the baroque orchestra I Virtuosi delle Muse directed by Stefano Molardi. The event offered several not often performed pieces by Vivaldi which can be described as charming, velvety and in some places, overwhelming. The public demonstrated their approval with warm applause, appreciating the warm and powerful voice of the young Hungarian mezzo-soprano, as well as the skill of the ensemble, which specializes in the performance of baroque music. It should be pointed out that I Virtuosi delle Muse employs instruments typical to the historical period and the geographical area of the music performed." |
Cremaonline (magazine), October 29th 2007 |
Crotone
Carissimi's Jephte
"After the opening night with Uto Ughi, the second concert took place on Monday evening. The Basilica Cathedral of Crotone hosted I Virtuosi delle Muse directed by Stefano Molardi for an intense and emotional performance of 'Jepthe' by Giacomo Carissimi..." |
Calabria Ora (newspaper), Sara Grilletta, May 9th 2007 |
Ferrara - In the Temple of St. Christopher
An unforgettable concert
"Over 600 people attended an exceptional event... the concentration of the musicians and of the choir combined with that of the public to produce a profound mysticism... the orchestra I Virtuosi delle Muse directed by Stefano Molardi virtuostically expressed the essence of the opera through its use of refined and researched musical solutions and expresive dynamics..." |
La Nuova Cultura e Spettacoli (newspaper), Margherita Goberti , April 7th 2007 |
Bibbiena - Teatro Dovizi
Luchesi's Ademira
"Electric orchestra and full of verve... The explosions of color were apparent right from the start of the overture and thus began the marvelous music... Stefano Molardi directs from the harpsichord with vehemence, and the dynamic contrasts and the sudden changes of tempo are exalted." |
Amadeus (magazine), F.So, April 2007 |
Valladolid - Teatro Calderón
Porpora's Mitridate
"Gratifying equilibrium... The beauty and the dynamism of the opera, the declared objective of the interpreters, find their origin in the orchestra pit in the person of Stefano Molardi at the harpischord and at the direction, reveals a palette of extremely varied colors, from more dramatic and lyrical tones, with a performance realized on period instruments from the orchestra I Virtuosi delle Muse." |
El Mundo (newspaper), Agustín Achúcarro, March 11th 2007 |
| "A big success for the Cremonese Stefano Molardi in the historical Davizi Theatre in Bibiena, in the province of Arezzo. At the direction of I Virtuosi delle Muse, Molardi excelled in the direction of the opera, drawing both public and critical acclaim.
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La Provincia (newspaper), February 6th 2007" |
| "Molardi and his group are constantly growing... an ensemble that can now make its distinctive mark in this movement of period performance practices... I Virtuosi have demonstrated their style, which is determined - as regards to both sound and interpretation... a young ensemble but already compact and cohesive, secure of itself and the path it has chosen to follow." |
La Provincia (newspaper), Roberto Codazzi, January 7th 2007 |
| "The opera, which drew praise from the vivace movement of the symphony, was well executed by I Virtuosi delle Muse, an ensemble directed by Stefano Molardi." |
Famiglia Cristiana (magazine), Giorgio Gualerzi, December 2006 |
| "The musicians of the ensemble I Virtuosi delle Muse successfully achieved stylistically reliable sonority thanks to the precise and secure direction from the harpsichord of Stefano Molardi..." |
Drammaturgia (magazine) |
Cremona - St. Maria Maddalena Church
Vivaldi's Concerti per archi
"Other than the quality of the sound and the overall group symbiosis, the ensemble I Virtuosi delle Muse expressed a gritty style, decisive both in the dynamics and in the rhythm." |
La Provincia (newspaper), June 10th 2005 |
RECORDING REVIEWS
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| "'Venice: a musical crossroads of the early 1700s' is the theme of this second recording of I Virtuosi delle Muse, issued by DIVOX.
I Virtuosi delle Muse find their identity in this disc and the music is filled with their unique and unmistakable sound.
The maturity of their technique and interpretation sets the stage for the Cremonese ensemble to launch itself into the
international panorama as one of the reference groups for the interpretation of Italian baroque music." |
Liuteria Musica Cultura (magazine), no. 2, 2008 |
| "For their second CD, which follows the one dedicated to Vivaldi's opera symphonies, I Virtuosi delle Muse have chosen an anthological
program that includes the works of Venetians or musicians present in Venice in the first half of the 18th century. The overall sound
of these compositions performed on antique instruments is full and warm, perhaps due to the innovative choice of including a viola
tenore in the organico. [...] The execution is precise and clear, yet flexible and warm, suited for exalting the instrumental colours. [...]
The performance of Porpora is exquisite...the sonority of Handel is pleasing; the performance of Gasparini is splendid, as is the
polyphonic Symphony from Marcello's celebrated oratory with the opposing voices of the strings; the poignant Adagio is played
with a finesse that seems a gleaming reflection of the light of a lagoon." |
Corriere del Teatro (magazine), G. Mion, no. 3, 2008 |
| "The famous ensemble I Virtuosi delle Muse, conducted by Stefano Molardi, performs with a generous sound. But one does not notice
only the effort and determination: the dynamics are refined and with a significant range, the sound is taut and elastic, the
musicians play with energy and use very precise articulation. This allows them to play fast passages with great temperament,
while the slow passages are also finely interpreted. Molardi develops, through an interesting and well thought out program,
clear and convincing musical ideas." |
Klassik.com (website), Matthias Lange, August 30th 2008 |
| "In the Venice of baroque bel canto,
brief instrumental works by a young Handel, a pair of concertos by Porpora, various Symphonies and Overtures by Caldara, Gasparini
and Hasse, and a Symphony and a Concerto by Albinoni mark the itinerary of this ideal voyage through Venice at the start of the
18th century, during the height of vocal bel canto, which also has a strong influence on instrumental music. In their second
recording for the label DIVOX, I Virtuosi delle Muse offer brilliant and intense performances, full of contrasts." |
Diario de Sevilla (newspaper), Pablo J. Vayón, June 21th 2008 |
| "The protagonist is an ensemble that specialises in baroque music: I Virtuosi delle Muse. The program is enticing... the interpretation
is superlative and the use of a pitch of 415Hz and a Werkmeister III temperament helps to better grasp the reciprocal influences and
suggestions between the Venetian, Neapolitan and Roman schools. Musica (magazine), 5 Stars, G.F., May 2008 Venice leads the way... a
voyage that is particularly well packaged, not banal but well thought out and performed impeccably by the young and integrated group
I Virtuosi delle Muse, who wants its voice to be heard in the international sphere of period instrument performance." |
Alta Fedeltà (magazine), Gabriele Formenti |
| "The debut recording of the I Virtuosi delle Muse, baroque orchestra founded in Cremona by Stefano Molardi and Jonathan Guyonnet in
2004, is full of expression and authority, qualities unusual for a young instrument ensemble... If on one hand the choice of a
'popular' program featuring the Sinfonie d'opera of the red priest contributes to making the music even more enticing, on the
other, such a choice leads to greater risk given the numerous other Vivaldi disks already available and the greater expectations
of the listener. The Cremonese ensemble shows off not only great security, exhibiting a precocious interpretive maturity accompanied
by a enviable knowledge of technique and expression, but does not let the listener down. The performance is winning, emotional and
full of nuances. An unusual timbre can be heard in certain pieces thanks to the use of a viola d'amore... Not to be missed." |
Liuteria Musica Cultura (magazine), no. 2, 2008 |
| "Stefano Molardi and I Virtuosi delle Muse have something to say... the sound of this performance was full as a result of the
rich timber and the ductility of the Cremonese ensemble... it is worth mentioning the bravura of some of the individual
components of the group, in particular the ensemble's concertmaster and second trainer, Jonathan Guyonnet, as well as Stefano
Molardi, who performed with excellent results both as conductor and harpischordist." |
Corriere del Teatro (magazine), G. Mion, April 2007 |
| "The Divox disc confirms the re-possession of their own musical patrimony of baroque Italian ensembles... their style, the fluidity
of the rapid movements, the poetry of the slow sections are sensational." |
Le Monde de la Musique (magazine), Philippe Venturini, December 2006 |
| "I Virtuosi delle Muse is made up of 14 musicians... Their interpretations are impetuous, exuberant, extremely coherent between
the outer and inner movements. The articulations are agile and technically impeccable and succeed in spreading the brilliance
and the richness of accents characteristic of the genial Venetian composer." |
Scherzo (magazine), P. J. V., no. 216, December 2006 |
| "I Virtuosi delle Muse and the conductor Stefano Molardi give a fresh performance, lively and energetic." |
CD Compact (magazine), Maribel Carracedo, no. 202, October 2006 |
| "'Electrifying'... I Virtuosi delle Muse offers us this opera with an impressive interpretive force ... The fluidity in the choice
of tempos and the variety in the dynamics produce an effect of throbbing intensity and offer us 62 minutes of the most radiant
Vivaldi: pure pleasure." |
En libertad (newspaper), FdeS, August 5th 2006 |
| "The performances by I Virtuosi delle Muse, directed by Molardi from the harpsichord, are superb. Most notable are the ensemble's
rich but subtly graded palette of colours (to accord with Charles de Brosses' enthusiastic observations after hearing Vivaldi
and his orchestra in Venice), rhythmic vitality and atmospheric renditions of the slow movements. This last quality is enhanced
by the surprising appearance of the viola d'amore among the strings, which Molardi believes often participated in 17th- and 18th-
century Venetian orchestral ensembles." |
Goldberg Magazine (magazine), no. 41, August 2006 |
| "Both the quality of sound and the interpretation were spectacular." |
Gaudisc (magazine), no. 12, June 2006 |
| "I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed their renderings of Le sinfonie. They are dramatic and well executed, if not over the top,
like some Italian recordings I've had to suffer! The sound of the band varies from track to track, to suit the music (and,
suggests the booklet, the theme of the opera with which each is associated, though I take that with a large pinch of salt).
Clearly, I Virtuosi delle Muse are a group to watch, and Divox Antiqua should be justly happy to have signed them up." |
Early Music Review (magazine), no. 113, June 2006 |
| "I Virtuosi delle Muse, a rapidly rising Italian ensemble led by Stefano Molardi records the Opera Symphonies by Vivaldi for DIVOX.
In total there are 11 pieces, written between 1713 and 1735; the performances reflect an attentive and rigorous analysis and a
specific diachronic view aimed at understanding the gamut of Vivaldi's styles." |
Rivista Musica (magazine), no. 176, May 2006 |
| "In this CD we find extremely rare and unknown pieces by Vivaldi; it is not this that really interests us, but the sound of I
Virtuosi delle Muse. Basing their interpretations on the testimonies of Vivaldi's contemporaries, I Virtuosi delle Muse perform
the sinfonie d'opera with great liberty, refined dynamic excursions and with a new sound, due in part to the use of a viola d'amore
in the organico." |
Crescendo - Das Klassikmagazin (magazine), April - May 2006 |
Giuseppe Verdi: Transcriptions pour orgue, Stefano Molardi, Tactus TC 812002
"In this disc, Stefano Molardi proposes some of the most celebrated works of Verdi transcribed for organ, and performs them impeccably,
highlighting every single detail through the careful use of registers." |
Musica (magazine), July 2003 |
Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Il Primo Libro de Ricercate La Moderna Prattica - Stefano Molardi, Tactus TC 572001
"The rhythmical softness of Molardi is marvelous in this repertoire." |
Diapason (magazine), 5 Diapasons, 2003 |
Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Il Secondo Libro de Ricercate La Moderna Prattica - Stefano Molardi, Tactus TC 572002
"Everything with exquisite naturalness... a quality that Molardi and his ensemble display with taste." |
Amadeus (magazine), July 2003 |
Claudio Merulo: Opera Omnia pour Orgue (Vol. 1), Stefano Molardi Divox CDX 70309/10-6 (2 CD)
"Such writing may put some in difficulty: to celebrate the music is easier than to perform it. With determination, hard work
and talent Molardi does both, exalting the unique stylistic universe of Merulo." |
Amadeus (magazine), March 2003 |
Giovanni Valentini: Motetti e Madrigali, La Moderna Prattica - Stefano Molardi Christophorus CHR 77238
"The two singers... are well versed in the style... They are accompanied by equally accomplished instrumental players,
who understand that their role often rises far beyond mere harmonic support, thus providing some real interest in the
internal parts." |
Classicstoday (magazine) |
CURRENT & UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
| Antonio Vivaldi Il Farnace |
Théatre des Champs Elysées, Paris |
Apr 28, 2011 |
PAST CONCERTS
| "Voyage en Italie" - Vivaldi's Four Seasons |
Valchiavenna, Valtellina, Italy |
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Lasino, Trento, Italy |
Jul 31, 2010 |
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Festival de Villevieille Salinelles, France |
Aug 7, 2010 |
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Festival de Tarentaise, France |
Aug 10-11, 2010 |
| Mythologien und Gestalten des Mittelmeerraums |
Schwetzinger Festspiele, Schwetzingen, Germany |
May 11, 2010 |
| Mythologien und Gestalten des Mittelmeerraums |
München, Germany |
May 9, 2010 |
Alessandro Scarlatti
Il dolore di Maria Vergine (Oratorio) |
Teatro Campos (Bilbao Ars Sacrum),
Bilbao, Spain |
Apr 1, 2010 |
Viaggio a Venezia Music of Vivaldi, Porpora,
Albinoni, Caldara, Händel, Hasse, Locatelli |
Dachau, Germany |
Feb 27, 2010 |
| Gusto veneziano |
Innsbruck, Austria |
19 February 2010 |
| Antonio Vivaldi Il Farnace |
Theater An Der Wien, Wien, Austria |
24 February 2010 |
| Théâtre Graslin / Angers Nantes Opéra, Nantes - France |
"Affetti guerrieri e amorosi"
Judith van Wanroij, soprano
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, tenor
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, Konzertmeister
Stefano Molardi, cembalo e direzione |
14 January 2010 |
| Orléans - France |
"Affetti guerrieri e amorosi"
Judith van Wanroij, soprano
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, tenor
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, Konzertmeister
Stefano Molardi, cembalo e direzione |
13 January 2010 |
| Teatro Salvini, Pieve di Teco (Imperia) |
"Vivaldi: Concerti, Sonate e Sinfonie"
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, Konzertmeister
Stefano Molardi, cembalo e direzione |
01 August 2009 |
| Albenga |
Giuseppe Valentini
Allettamenti armonici op. VIII
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, violino barocco
Stefano Molardi, clavicembalo
Ludovic Coutineau, violone |
31 July 2009 |
| Rheingau Musik Festival, Eibingen - Abtei St. Hildegard |
"Viva Venezia!"
Musiche di A. Vivaldi e A. Cesti
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, tenore
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, Konzertmeister
Stefano Molardi, cembalo e direzione |
29 July 2009 |
| Piuro, Italia |
Giuseppe Valentini, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, sonate per violino e basso continuo
I Virtuosi delle Muse
Jonathan Guyonnet, violino barocco
Stefano Molardi, clavicembalo |
25 July 2009 |
REPERTOIRE
| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, STRING & SOLO CONCERTOS |
| Albinoni, Tommaso (1671-1750) |
Concerto IV op.V in Sol maggiore |
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Sinfonia in Sol minore (G. minor) |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
Six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 |
| Caldara, Antonio (1670-1736) |
Introduzione alla Passione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo |
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Suonate da camera a due violini con il basso continuo op.II |
| Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713) |
12 Concerti grossi |
| Gasparini, Francesco (1668-1727) |
Sinfonia in Do maggiore |
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Ouverture dall'opera "L'Oracolo del Fato" |
| Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762) |
Concerto n°5 in Sol minore |
| Hasse, Johann Adolph (1699-1783) |
Ouverture in Re maggiore |
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Sinfonia |
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Overtura dall'opera "Cleofide" |
| Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) |
Suite Si maggiore "Der begluckte Florindo" |
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Sinfonia in si bemol maggiore (B. major) - HWV 338 |
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Aria in do minore (Hornpipe) - HWV 355 |
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Suite in si maggiore (B. major) - HWV 354 |
| Locatelli, Pietro Antonio (1695-1764) |
Introduzione teatrale op.4 n°4 |
| Marcello, Benedetto (1686-1739) |
Sinfonia in Sol maggiore |
| Mascitti, Michele (1664-1740) |
Concerto n°2 in Mi minore op.7 |
| Matteis, Nicola (1650-1714) |
Sonate a due violini e basso |
| Porpora, Nicola (1686-1768) |
Concerto I op. II in Sol maggiore |
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Concerto V op. II in Mi minore |
| Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) |
"Sefauchi's Farewell,omaggio al castrato Siface" arie estratte dall'opera "Pompeo" |
| Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770) |
Sonata a quattro in Re maggiore n°3 |
| Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) |
Sonate a due violini e basso continuo |
| Vitali, Tommaso Antonio (1663-1745) |
Sonate a due violini e basso continuo op.2 |
| Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) |
Sinfonia Armida al campo d'Egitto |
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Sinfonia Arsilda, regina di Ponto |
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Concerto par archi Do minore RV 119 |
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Concerto par archi in Do maggiore RV 114 |
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Concerto par archi in Re minore F.XI n°19 |
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Concerto par archi in Si minore RV 168 |
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Concerto par archi in Sol maggiore "Alla Rustica" RV 151 |
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Concerto par archi in Sol minore RV 156 |
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Concerto par archi in Mi minore RV 134 |
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Concerto par archi in Si bemolle maggiore F.XI n°5 |
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Sinfonia Dorilla in Tempe |
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Sinfonia Giustino |
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Sinfonia La Griselda |
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Sinfonia L'Incoronazione di Dario |
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Sinfonia L'Olimpiade |
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Sinfonia La Fida Ninfa |
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Sinfonia La Senna festeggiante parte prima |
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Sinfonia La Senna festeggiante parte seconda |
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Sinfonia in Do minore RV 120 |
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Sinfonia in Fa maggiore RV 137 |
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Sinfonia in Sol maggiore F.XI n°41 |
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Sinfonia in Do maggiore RV 112 |
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| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: CHAMBER MUSIC, ORGAN WORKS |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
Six Sonatas for Violin and obbligato Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 |
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Three Sonatas and three Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006 |
| Biber, Heinrich Franz von (1644-1704) |
Der Rosenkranz Sonate |
| Corelli, Arcangelo (1653 -1713) |
12 Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo op. V |
| Couperin, François (1668-1733) |
Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Chromorne en Taille |
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Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Dialogue en trio du Cornet et de la Tierce |
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Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Dialogue sur la Trompette et le Chromorne |
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Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Dialogue sur la voix humaine |
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Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Offertoire sur les grands jeux |
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Dalla "Messe pour les Paroisses" : Plein chant de premier Kyrie en taille |
| D'Anglebert, Jean Henri (1628-1691) |
Chaconne de Phaeton (da Lully) |
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Ouverture de Proserpine (da Lully) |
| De Grigny, Nicolas (1672-1703) |
Basse de Trompette |
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Et in terra pax à 5 |
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Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux |
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Récit de Tierce en Taille |
| Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) |
Sonatas for Violin and Figured Bass op.I HWV 361, 368, 370-73, 358, 364, 359a. |
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Lebègue Nicolas (1631-1702) |
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De la suite du 5ème ton : Duo |
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De la suite du 5ème ton : Echo |
| Madonis, Luigi (1690-1770) |
VI Sonate per Violino e Basso Continuo |
| Merulo, Claudio (1533-1604) |
Canzoni (1592) |
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Canzoni (1606) |
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Canzoni (1611) |
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Ricercari |
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Toccata (1598) |
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Toccata (1604) |
| Piani, Giovanni Antonio (1678-1757) |
XII Sonate op.I a Violino solo e Violoncello con Cimbalo |
| Roberday, François (1624-1680) |
Caprice sur le mesme sujet |
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Fugue 6ème |
| Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) |
Gli equivoci nel sembiante |
| Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770) |
Sei Sonate per due violini e basso continuo (Brainard D2) |
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L'Arte dell'Arco, 38 variazioni su una gavotta di Corelli |
| Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) |
Twelve Fantasias for Violin without Bass |
| Trabaci, Giovanni Maria (1575 ca.-1647) |
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Il primo Libro de Ricercate, Canzone franzese, Capprici, Canti fermi, Gagliarde ... |
| Veracini, Francesco-Maria (1690-1768) |
XII Sonate a Violino solo e Basso op. II, Sonate Accademiche |
| Verdi Giuseppe, (1813-1901) |
Messa da Requiem (Trascrizioni per organo) |
| Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) |
Sonata in Re minore RV 63 per due violini "La Follia" |
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12 Sonate op II a violino e basso per il cembalo |
| Westhoff, Johann Paul (1656-1705) |
Sechs Suiten für Violine solo |
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VOCAL MUSIC: OPERA, VOCAL INTERMEZZO
VOCAL SACRED MUSIC: CANTATA, MASS, ORATORIOS, VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE |
| Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676) |
Ercole amante |
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Scipione Affricano |
| Gasparini, Francesco (1668-1727) |
Tamerlano |
| Gluck, Christoph Willibad (1714-1787) |
Orfeo ed Euridice |
| Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) |
Agrippina |
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Alceste |
| Jommelli, Niccolo (1714-1774) |
Il paratajo "Uccellatrice" |
| Lucchesi, Andrea (1741-1801) |
"Ademira" opera in tre atti |
| Monteverdi Claudio (1567-1643) |
Orfeo |
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Vespro della Beata Vergine |
| Pasquini, Bernardo (1637-1710) |
Oratorio "La Sete di Cristo" |
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736) |
La Serva padrona |
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Stabat Mater |
| Porpora, Nicola (1686-1768) |
"Mitridate" opera |
| Rossi, Luigi (1597-1653) |
Oratorio per la Settimana Santa |
| Steffani, Agostino (1654-1728) |
La Lotta d'Hercole con Hacheloo |
| Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) |
Atenaide |
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Beatus Vir per soli coro e orchestra |
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Farnace |
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Gloria per soli coro e orchestra |
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Orlando furioso |
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Orlando finto pazzo |
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Tito Manlio |
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| MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA E SOLOIST (VOICE OR INSTRUMENT) |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
Concerto in a-Moll für Violine, Streicher und Basso Continuo BWV 1041 |
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Concerto in d-Moll für zwei violine BWV 1043 |
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Concerto in E-Dür für Violine, Streicher und Basso Continuo BWV 1042 |
| Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676) |
"Sefauchi's Farewell,omaggio al castrato Siface" arie estratte dall'opera "Scipione l'affricano" |
| Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741) |
Arie per il castrato Caffarelli estratte dall'opera "Costanza e fortezza" |
| Gasparini, Francesco (1668-1727) |
Arie per il castrato A.M.Bernacchi estratte dall'opera "Bajazet" |
| Giacommelli, Geminiano (1692 - 1740) |
Arie per il castrato Gaetano Caffarelli estratte dall'opera "Merope" |
| Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) |
Arie per il castrato A.M.Bernacchi estratte dall'opera "Lotario" |
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Arie per il castrato Gaetano Caffarelli estratte dall'opera "Faramondo" |
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Arie per il castrato Gaetano Caffarelli estratte dall'opera "Serse" |
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Arie per il castrato Caffarelli estratte dall'opera "Alcina" |
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Arie per il castrato Nicolini estratte dall'opera "Rinaldo ed Amadigi" |
| Locatelli, Pietro Antonio (1695-1764) |
Concerto op.3 n°12 "Il labirinto armonico" |
| Orlandini, Giuseppe Maria (1688-1760) |
Arie per il castrato A.M.Bernacchi estratte dall'opera "Carlo Re d'Allemagna" |
| Porpora Nicola (1686-1768) |
Arie per il castrato Farinelli estratte dall'opera "Angelica e Medoro" |
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Arie per il castrato Farinelli estratte dall'opera "Adelaide" |
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Arie per il castrato Farinelli estratte dall'opera "Orfeo" |
| Provenzale, Francesco (1627-1704) |
Arie per il castrato Nicolini estratte dall'opera "La Stellidaura vendicata" |
| Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) |
Arie per il castrato A.M.Bernacchi estratte dall'opera "Griselda" |
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Arie per il castrato Carestini estratte dall'opera "Griselda" |
| Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770) |
Concerto in re maggiore D21 "Il Crudel" |
| Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) |
Concerti x viola d'amore RV 392 in Re maggiore |
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Concerti x viola d'amore RV 393 in Re minore |
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Concerti x viola d'amore RV 394 in Re minore |
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Concerti x viola d'amore RV 395 in Re minore |
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Concerti x viola d'amore RV 396 in La maggiore |
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Concerti x viola d'amore RV 397 in La minore |
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Concerto in Mi bemolle maggiore RV 256 "Il ritiro" |
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Concerto in Mi minore F.I.N.°208 "Il Favorito" |
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Concerto in Re maggiore per violino in tromba marina RV 221 |
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Concerto per violino "La Tempesta di mare" RV 253 in Mi bemolle maggiore op. VIII n°5 |
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Le quattro Stagioni RV 269-315-293-297 |
CDS
"Viaggio a Venezia"
CD : DIVOX - CDX 70602 (AUROFONIA TM)
The Virtuosi delle Muse under Stefano Molardi have devoted their new recording for DIVOX ANTIQUA, their second, to several contemporaries of
Antonio Vivaldi and to works whose origins lie in Venice. In the early 18th century, Venice became the musical crossroads of Europe for a
great number of composers.
Later, a new generation of musicians entered the Venetian musical world and brought about many innovations such as the "Ospedali, " which left an indelible mark
on Venice's musical scene, promoted young talents, and drew many musicians from all over Europe to the Serenissima, including George Frideric Handel, Johann Adolf
Hasse and Francesco Gasparini.
The main figures on this CD are George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Nicola Porpora (1686-1768). Both lived and worked in Venice at different times of
their lives, and both were sought-after composers in London. Porpora, however, later fell into oblivion after the Neapolitan opera went out of fashion in
the late 18th century. Even if Porpora's instrumental works represent only a small percentage of his overall output, the originality of his works was highly
esteemed in his day, and the Virtuosi delle Muse succeed in giving voice to the beauty and songfulness of his works. Francesco Gasparini (1668-1727) began
his career in Rome before going on to the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), a native of Venice, was a singer and
instrumentalist at San Marco before transferring to Mantua and, later, Vienna. Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) and Tommaso Albinoni (1671-1750) were members
of the Venetian nobility who lived and composed in Venice.
- G.F. Handel: Sinfonia in B flat major HWV 338
- G.F. Handel: Aria in C minor HWV 355*r="0">
- G.F. Handel: from the Suite in B flat major HWV 354*
- T. Albinoni: Sinfonia in G minor; Concerto a 5 in G major op. IV no. 5
- N. Porpora: From the Sinfonie da camera a tre istromenti op. II: Concerto V in E minor
- A. Caldara: Introduzione from the Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro
- B. Marcello: Sinfonia in G major from Il Piano e il Riso delle Quattro Stagioni
- F. Gasparini: Overture from the Opera "L'Oracolo del Fato"*
- J.A. Hasse: Overture from the Opera "Cleofide"
- N. Porpora: from the Sinfonie da camera a tre instromenti op. II: Concerto I in G major
An instrumental peculiarity of this CD lies in the use of a tenor viola, which was commonly played in the 17th century.
DISCOGRAPHY
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" Viaggio a Venezia "
G.F. Händel - T. Albinoni - N. Porpora - A. Caldara
B. Marcello - F. Gasparini - J.A. Hasse |
Divox (1CD)
CDX 70602 (AUROFONIA) |
Stefano Molardi, conductor |
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| Vivaldi A. |
Sinfonie d'opera |
Divox (1CD)
CDX 70501-6 (AUROFONIA) |
Stefano Molardi, conductor |
"... I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed their renderings of Le sinfonie. They are dramatic and well executed, if not over the top, like some Italian recordings I've had to suffer! The sound of the band varies from track to track, to suit the music (and, suggests the booklet, the theme of the opera with which each is associated, though I take that with a large pinch of salt).
Clearly, I Virtuosi delle Muse are a group to watch, and Divox Antiqua should be justly happy to have signed them up."
Early Music Review, number 113, june 2006
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| Merulo C. |
Opera Omnia per Organo / Complete Organ Works (Vol. 2) |
Divox (2CD)
CDX 70311/12-6 |
Stefano Molardi, organo/orgues |
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| Merulo C. |
Opera Omnia per Organo / Complete Organ Works (Vol. 1) |
Divox (2CD)
CDX 70309/10-6 |
Stefano Molardi, organo/orgues |
"...Una scrittura così mette in soggezione: celebrarla è più facile che eseguirla.
Con ardimento, impegno e talento Molardi fa entrambe le cose, esaltando l'universo stilistico unico e inimitabile di Merulo."
Amadeus, 03/2005
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| Trabaci G. M. |
Il Secondo Libro de Ricercate, Canzone franzese
Capricci, Canti fermi, Gagliarde... (Napoli, 1615) |
Tactus (1CD)
TC 572002 |
La Moderna Prattica - Stefano Molardi |
"...Tutto con squisita naturalezza...Un bene che l´ensemble ‘La Moderna Prattica’sa far giungere con avvolgenza e gusto..."
Amadeus, 07/2003
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