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Per la Notte di Natale - Italian Christmas Concertos
8.574264 (Naxos, CD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (27 November 2020)
Playing time: 48'17"
Tracks: 21
Booklet pages: 12
© 2020 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: Denmark
Country of manufacture: European Union
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Per la Notte di Natale - Italian Christmas Concertos published on 11 December 2020
Listen: Arcangelo Corelli: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio (Concerto Grosso in G minor) (track 3, 0:46-1:30)
Fredrik From, violin (tracks 10-12)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, direction, harpsichord
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713):
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8, Fatto per la Notte di Natale
1 Vivace - Grave
2 Allegro
3 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
4 Vivace
5 Allegro
6 Largo pastorale ad libitum
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709):
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 8 No 6 - Concerto in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale
7 Grave - Vivace
8 Largo
9 Vivace
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Violin Concerto in E, RV 270 - Il riposo per il S S Natale
10 Allegro
11 Adagio
12 Allegro
Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762):
Concerto Grosso in C, Op 3 No 12, Per il Santissimo Natale
13 Largo
14 Largo
15 Allegro
Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764):
Concerto Grosso in F minor, Op 1 No 8, Per il Santo Natale
16 Largo - Grave
17 Vivace
18 Grave
19 Largo
20 Andante
21 Pastorale ad libitum
Recorded 13-15 January 2020 in Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark