Locatelli: 6 Introdutt... - fabio Biondi Europa Galante - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Famed throughout musical Europe from the 1720s onwards for his extreme prowess on the violin, Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695–1764) bequeathed to posterity an admirable if relatively small body of work, the publication of which he himself largely oversaw following his move to Amsterdam in 1729. Here Fabio Biondi draws on it to paint a unique portrait. Rather than immersing himself in L'arte del violino, Op. 3 – the bestknown opus of a composer to which they already devoted an initial album in 1995 (Opus 111, OPS 30-104) – Biondi and his friends in Europa Galante opt for a more intriguing Locatelli: the six Introduttioni teatrali (Theatrical Introductions) which constitute the first part of the Opus 4, music altogether very little known. Standing at the crossroads of concerto grosso and opera sinfonia, the Introduttioni teatrali put a string ensemble under the spotlight and reveal something of a mystery.

Label: Naive | Origin: Holland