Vivaldi · Original Flute Concertos
A world premiere monograph dedicated to Antonio Vivaldi: the first complete recording of the Venetian composer's original flute concertos. Released March 5, 2021 by SONY Classical, this is Tommaso Benciolini's debut CD with the chamber orchestra L'Appassionata, which he founded.
The album was unanimously acclaimed by international journalists, critics and radio. The recordings have been broadcast by Rai Radio 3, BBC Radio, Swiss National Radio, Japanese National Radio NHK, Radio Classica, Venice Classic Radio, Sky Classica HD.
Press reviews
«What emerges is the image of a vivacious, vital Vivaldi, animated by impulses of genuine youthful enthusiasm and illuminated by lucid intelligence. […] A miraculous balance between a fervent, warmly Mediterranean passion, and the tendency to bring every detail back within the geometries of a perfectly, absolutely symmetrical overall vision.»Luca Rossetto Casel · Musica n. 326 · May 2021 · ★★★★★
«Antonio Vivaldi's eight original flute concertos, for the first time in a single collection. A team of all-Veronese artists signs the integral recording.»Francesca Saglimbeni · L'Arena · April 3, 2021
«The Bolognese flutist Tommaso Benciolini has discovered an unknown concerto by the Venetian genius. And now he has recorded it. […] An album for the Sony label that illuminates a little-known side of Vivaldi — an unsurpassed violinist, but a much less celebrated creator of flute music.»Luca Baccolini · La Repubblica · April 17, 2021
J.S. Bach · Concertos for Violin & Flute
A monograph entirely devoted to Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded with Polish violinist Jaroslaw Nadrzycki and flutist Krzysztof Kaczka, for the German label Hänssler Classic — historic reference for Bach's recorded output.
The programme gathers four concertos from Bach's instrumental corpus: the Concerto for two harpsichords BWV 1060 and the Concerto for two violins BWV 1043 in transcription for violin and flute, the Keyboard Concerto BWV 1056 transcribed for flute, and the Violin Concerto BWV 1041.
Tracklist
- Concerto BWV 1060 in C minor — for violin and flute · Allegro · Adagio · Allegro
- Concerto BWV 1056 in G minor — for flute · Allegro · Largo · Presto
- Concerto BWV 1041 in A minor — for violin · Allegro · Andante · Allegro Assai
- Concerto BWV 1043 — for violin and flute · Vivace · Largo ma non tanto · Allegro