Charles Avison, Concerto grosso n. 5

[GamingIlluminated]

Absolutely amazing. Beautiful music and performance.

[TiaEdwina]

Beautiful performance! I just love this music.

[marcopecs]

Troppo veloci.

Questa interpretazione è migliore:

D. Scarlatti - Concerto Grosso No. 5 in d minor, mvmts. 1&2

[ensemblelaurasoave]

@marcopecs: de gustibus...

[marcopecs]

@ensemblelaurasoave E' vero, è vero. Probabilmente a volte conta soprattutto quale interpretazione si sia ascoltata per prima: ci si abitua a quella e le altre sembrano inferiori. Pareri soggettivi a parte, non riesco a credere che il primo movimento fosse, ai tempi, così veloce.

Ma anche qui... be', ci vorrebbe una macchina del tempo.

Perciò modifico la frase: "Troppo veloci per i miei gusti".

Ciao :)

[pertderek]

This enseble is FANTASTIC. Can one purchase these performances on DVD or BluRay? Exactly who are these people, and is there a formal title for this or any other of thier video productions which you have posted? Thanks.

[Domisol26]

Si je ne me trompe pas, le premier mouvement de cette oeuvre a servi de générique à l'émission OUVERT LA NUIT d'Europe n°1 dans les années 60 et 70. ET DEPUIS, JE CHERCHAIS DE QUI ETAIT CETTE OEUVRE MERVEILLEUSE ! ! ! Merci Youtube ! Merci à l'Aura Soave !

[rainedog87]

Such beautiful music. Avison's music should be studied more.

[rainedog87]

@JohnAndrewHall1 thanks! I will definitely take a look at it :) I really appreciate your help! :D

[pitonisa62]

Más apasionada y fogosa que la de Roy Goodman. Me gusta...

[vmarguerite28]

magnificently!

[inviniveritas]

Musique fantastique, fantastique acoustique! :-)))

Bravo!

[ElizabettLancaster]

What a marvel of a performance, truly beautiful music.

[weldorn]

damn, its still epic

[weldorn]

sounds like an epic movie theme. especially the returning theme/the beginning.

pretty awesome!

[antoniusv]

bravissimi i solisti del concertino

[englishrose47]

Recently discovered the music of Charles Avison. Baroque rocks!

[robynsalain]

une merveille d'entre les merveilles !

[Marclovesbaroque]

Wonderful music and a very nice performance

[tfpfan]

Were can I buy this in CD format?

[hangeva]

A French ensamble called "Cafe Zimmermann" did a very good recording on this theme. Have a look into their homepage. Regards

[dprochazka]

@hangeva -- For my money, the Brandenburg Consort recording, under Toy Goodman, is pretty fantastic.

[Lesamisdeloeillet]

this is great!! But is the first part not rather fast? It says 'largo' on the score... But I admit it works very good!

[TheCrazyCello]

In the 18th Century directions like Largo, Allegro weren't so much speed directions as indications of the character of the piece. For instance, Andante = with pace and Largo = broadly. You can play broadly without playing slowly - and since baroque instruments, for all their accuracy and expressivity, are not built to play long sustained notes, it's safe to assume (along with other evidence in support) that 'slower' movements were considerably faster than we'd be comfortable playing them today.

[TheCrazyCello]

Beautiful. The first movement is probably my favourite out of the whole set of the Avison/Scarlatti arrangements. His use of textures is so advanced and innovative. An outstanding performance too, I like the fact the harpsichord drops out in the 3rd movement, but why is there no continuo supporting the concertino? The chitarre would be perfect for that.

[HARMONICO101]

Actually, the texture reminded me alot of th second movement of Vivaldi's concerto for 4 violins in B minor.

These are such wonderful pieces.

[ensemblelaurasoave]

@TheCrazyCello: the organ is playing here.

[TheCrazyCello]

@ensemblelaurasoave My apologies, I heard it in the 3rd movement but not elsewhere, it blended so well with the concertino. I blame the poor sound quality on youtube. =D

[dprochazka]

I think they wanted to highlight the contrapuntal nature of the movement.

[Sagitere]

EXCELLENT+++

[VIAMAGGIO]

Grazie mille Sagitere. Infattio cio fa pensare alla nostra cara Italia ! Baci. Tua cugina

[pequiste]

Bravo - in a world desperate for beauty your ensemble executes this baroque masterpiece wonderfully.

[axel40vi]

complimenti. fate onore alla musica ed all'talia.

[THIERRYMERLE]

le premier largo est très décevant : brutal et sans émotion; Paillard est bien meilleur

[ensemblelaurasoave]

De gustibus... Peccato che karajan non ne abbia inciso la sua versione: sarebbe più lenta!

[RobySanI]

Karajan non ne ha inciso una versione? Beh, non siamo poi così sfortunati!!!

[mijoree]

@THIERRYMERLE Connaissez-vous la version de l'Academy of St. Martin in the Fields ? Elle date de la fin des années 70-début des années 80. Une réédition en CD a existé, mais semble désormais introuvable. Ce mouvement était joué avec une grande sensualité et pris dans un tempo plus apaisé. Cela dit, dans son genre, l'interprétation d'Aura Soave ne manque pas de charme à mon goût.

[violatione]

I love how Avison actually makes Scarlatti work in a concertino and ripieno setting.

[alainrobynsds]

de loin la meilleure interprétation de ce concerto d'Avison.félicitations!!

[The30YearOldVirgin]

Superb!

[CathKuhn]

compliment, c'est magnifique et presque divin.un grand merçi pour cette belle interprétation.Davinci

[floridante15]

Concerto bellissimo e interessante...esiste una pubblicazione discografica per Avison? E' la prima volta che lo ascolto e mi ha già dato forti emozioni. Meno male che in Italia esistono ensemble come il vostro che attingono al meraviglioso repertorio barocco e tardobarocco ai più sconosciuto. Grazie!

[Sentbon]

C'est magnifique, un grand merci pour cette belle interprétation.

[sealknebrot]

Wonderful!