More By Artist: R. Alessandrini
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Harp Concertos Charlotte Balzereit, Giselle Herbert, Jutta Zoff, Jana Bouskova, Roberta Alessandrini, etc (harps) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Dec/2020 ] The harp is an ancient instrument, with origins in the antiquity of perhaps many civilisations, and the modern orchestral harp is the culmination of a long evolution in form and technology. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Naive Opus 111 / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Even if you've vowed never to listen to these works ever again, do give this one a try!" (Recording of the Month - Gramophone August 2003) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (complete oratorio) Deborah York / Gemma Bertagnolli / Sara Mingardo / Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Naive Baroque Voices / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Stunning performances and recording of this early Italian oratorio by Handel. Newly re-issued at mid-price 2 CDs for less than the price of 1! |
MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (complete opera) Monica Piccinini / Furio Zanasi / Anna Simboli / Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ OPUS 111 / Naive / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2007 ] "Furio Zanasi (Orfeo) is exceptionally good. Simboli (Euridice) is pure-voiced and clear, and Migardo uses the natural vulnerability in her sound movingly to project the distraught feelings of the Messenger." (BBC Music Opera Choice Nov 2015) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivalidi: L'Olimpiade (Highlights from the complete opera) Sara Mingardo, Roberta Invernizzi / Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Opus 111 Naive Vivaldi Edition / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "A marvellous selection of some of the very best music from one of Vivaldi's best operas, in an already classic modern performance." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
PERGOLESI
Madrigals: First book of madrigals for four voices Concero Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "What is particularly noticeable in this recording is the close cohesions between words and music. This is achieved to a large extent through variations of volume, variations one might describe as precise, colourful and dramatic." Gramophone... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concerti per archi I (Concerti for strings) Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Opus 111 Naive Vivaldi Edition Vol 20 / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] "Gloriously alert and full-bodied playing produces a disc that is just waiting to be enjoyed" Recording of the Month (Gramophone July 2004) |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Il Sesto Libro de Madrigali Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Arcana / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Rinaldo Alessandrini is one of today's most eminent Monteverdi authorities, and his highly acclaimed recordings with Concerto Italiano are now widely recognised as a reference point for music lovers all over the world. Recent achievements include the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Per La Vergine Maria Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Opus 111 / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] The renowned combination of conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano recently released a critically acclaimed disc of motets by the Italian renaissance composer Alessandro Melani. |
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VIVALDI
12 Sonatas for violin and continuo [2 CD set] Fabio Biondi (violino) with Rinaldo Alessandrini (clavicembalo) [ Arcana / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Discovered by Michael Talbot in 1973, the 12 sonatas of the Manchester manuscript are generally considered the high point of the composer's chamber music. In his liner notes, Michael Talbot reckons that Vivaldi assembled them to present to Cardinal... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Pietro Il Grande, Kzar delle Russie (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Festival Donizetti Opera / Roberto De Candia, Loriana Castellano, Paola Gradina, Nina Solodovnikova / Rinaldo Alessandrini (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 22/Jan/2021 ] "Conducting, playing and choral singing are all terrific, sweeping you through the opera with their infectious precision and energy." Gramphone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month April 2021 |
MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (complete opera recorded in 2009) Georg Nigl / Roberta Invernizzi / Sara Mingardo / Raffaella Milanesi / Furio Zanasi / Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 11/May/2011 ] "In short, this is a wonderfully satisfying performance, featuring one of the finest Orfeos on disc, and a production which suits the needs of both the large-scale theatre and the small screen equally well." (International Record Review) |
MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Georg Nigl, Roberta Invernizzi, Sara Mingardo, Raffaella Milanesi, Furio Zanasi / Rinaldo Alessandrini (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 11/May/2011 ] "Alessandrini directs an authentically sized La Scala orchestra in playing that is at once historically informed and always alive...Georg Nigl, previously a Wozzeck at La Scala, sings with much beauty of voice." (Gramophone) |
DUSSEK / EAGENSEIL / KRUMPHOLTZ
Harp Concertos Roberta Alessandrini (harp) / Orchestra di Mantova / Vittorio Parisi [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Alessandrini plays beautifully, and the accompaniments are fine" - Fanfare |
BACH
Bach: Sonate a cembalo obligato e traversiere solo Laura Pontecorvo (transverse flute), Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord) [ Arcana / CD - released 24/Aug/2018 ] The year 1736 was very important in the life of Bach: he was conferred the title of Royal-Polish and Electoral-Saxon Court Composer. In that same year he composed the only two autographed sonatas for flute and obbligato harpsichord. Both sonatas came... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos K.415, 175, 503 Olivier Cavé, Divertissement, Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Alpha / CD - released 16/Sep/2016 ] Olivier Cavé has made several acclaimed discs for Aeon (Clementi, Haydn, Bach, Scarlatti). This student of Nelson Goerner, Maria Tipo and Aldo Ciccolini invariably impresses listeners with the refinement of his playing. This is an album of three... |
Original Cast Recording, with Gerard Alessandrini / Fred Barton, Bill Carmichael, Nora Mae Lyng & Chloe Webb
Forbidden Broadway - The Hit Musical Revue [ DRG / CD - released 24/Dec/2012 ] Forbidden Broadway is an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. It was conceived, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini. |
FRESCOBALDI
Toccate d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, libro primo (Rome, 1637) Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord, organ) [ Arcana / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2015 ] Here, Rinaldo Alessandrini shows to full advantage his well-known skills as keyboard virtuoso as well as his familiarity with the madrigal repertoire of the time, so important for a proper approach to this revolutionary book |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi Edition Various artists including Federico Guglielmo, Jaap ter Linden, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Federico Maria Sardelli, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / 66 CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2014 ] This release draws attention to the diversity of his oeuvre, starting with his instrumental music and moving on to feature his sacred cantatas and operas. It is the most comprehensive edition of Vivaldi's music yet |
