

"In keeping with the music of a man who knew how to live dangerously, there is a wonderful almost improvisatory spontaneity about these performances, which incorporate inspired ornamentation. Aber auch die Cellistin Agnieszka Oszanca brilliert mit ihrem Barockcello – das kann man mit Fug und Recht auch von den beiden verbliebenen Generalbass-Spielern behaupten." Die Virtuosität, die an einigen Stellen gefordert wird, ist für Ewa Anna Augustynowicz kein Problem – im Gegenteil: Wenn es die Faktur des jeweiligen Stückes erlaubt, bringt sie leise und doch unüberhörbar rasche Verzierungen an. "Die Affekte, die der Komponist dem Ensemble anvertraut, werden erkannt und ausmusiziert. Any admirer of mid-period Baroque music should give this a try. The recording venue, the Saint Francis Church in Trevi, Italy, makes a difference too.

The performances sing and are thick with communicative power and atmosphere. Snatch this up if you love Italian baroque.

I cannot imagine how this could be improved on. These performances are first rate, and the sound is absolutely gorgeous. These Violin Sinfonias would be called Violin Sonatas today, and they are some of the finest written by an Italian before Corelli’s epoch-making Opus 5 set published on New Year’s Day 1700.Įnsemble Giardino de Delizie are period performance practitioners and are led by violinist Ewa Anna Augustynowicz. His music is inventive and melodious, and he is distinguished for inventing the concerto grosso. STRADELLA: Violin Sinfonias Ensemble Giardino de Delizie Brilliant 96079-116 minutesĪlessandro Stradella (1643-1682) was one of the leading lights of the Italian baroque before Arcangelo Corelli. –MOVIMENTO-c9f6b219-e994-4c25-ae45-f4c19ee5dfac.html?fbclid=IwAR192MGhLa-eolKNKlkNdGneU6X0anlY7n8LFgGimGtqs4SYeuw0hIVuTzg URBANO PETROSELLI for rental of the harpsichord from his collection THE TOWN HALL OF TREVI for letting us the use of the Saint Francis Church for the recording,ĬLAUDIO PINCHI for the rental of the organ from his collection Photo of Giardino di Delizie: Sergio GromĪSSOCIAZIONE L’ARCHETTO-APS for the organization of the rehearsals in Rome and the recording in Trevi Recording producer & sound engineer: Luca RicciĬD Cover and Photo: Barbara Sandra Pawlukiewicz-Carusotti, Marco Carusotti Recording: 10-14 November 2020, Saint Francis Church, Trevi (IT) Maria Morozova-Meléndez, harpsichord & organ Michele Carreca, archlute, theorbo & baroque guitar This and other anomalies make this Caribbean island quite phenomenal, and there are geological structures that you will find only here.Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, baroque violin & artistic director

Geologically Barbados is unique, being actually two land masses that merged together over the years. Within the coral core there is a vast array of caves and underground lakes which provide an excellent supply of drinking water that is amongst the purest in the world. When you visit, you will see it is mostly a flat coral island with excellent beaches, but there are also rolling hills and many deep ridges and gullies, with an interesting distribution of flora and fauna. The constant breeze of the trade winds gives the island a mild and pleasant tropical climate. Along the East Coast a lively surf is blown briskly by the strong and constant trade winds and the waves pound against a rocky shore. Coral reefs fringe coast providing excellent snorkeling and Scuba Diving. On the West Coast, beaches of fine white sand stretch along a blue-green sea. Barbados is a coral island, pushed out of sea by volcanic activity in a far away time.
