Classical new release - Harmonia Mundi UK Distribution

Label: Stradivarius
File Under: Classical/Instrumental
Catalogue No: STR33951
Barcode: 8011570339515
NORMAL Price
Format: 1 CD
Packaging: digipack
Margherita Gianola & Silvio Celeghin
organs of the Basilica dei Frari, Venice
(G. Callido, 1795/96 - G. B. Piaggia, 1732)
Luca Mares e Matteo Marzaro [solo violins]
Accademia di San Rocco
Francesco Fanna [conductor]
VIVALDI: Concerti a due Organi
Margherita Gianola
Silvio Celeghin
Concerto per due organi, due violini e archi in fa maggiore, RV 584
Concerto per organo, violino e archi in re minore, RV 541
Concerto per violino e archi in sol maggiore, RV 299
(transcribed for organ by J. S. Bach, BWV 973)
Concerto per organo, violino e archi in fa maggiore, RV 542
Concerto per violino e archi in mi maggiore, RV 265
(transcribed in C major for organ by J. S. Bach, BWV 976)
Concerto per flauto e archi in sol minore “La Notte”, RV 439
(transcribed in D minor for two organs by Edoardo Maria Bellotti)
RELEASE DATE
3RD JUNE 2013
This project is a collaboration between the two organists Margherita Gianola and Silvio Celeghin with Francesco Fanna,
conductor and director at the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, in which large part
of Vivaldi’s manuscripts and scores are archived.
The CD is a collection of Concertos where the organ is the absolute protagonist as soloist and in an interesting
interaction with string instruments. The title of the release is inspired by the two organs of the XVIII century in the Basilica
dei Frari in Venice which are exceptionally appropriate for playing Vivaldi’s music.
The Callido (1795) is very versatile and enhances the whole sound, while the Piaggia (1732), the only organ in Venice
made while Vivaldi was still alive, is elegant, light and full of verve.