Album Description
Milan's acclaimed period performance specialists accademia bizantina conclude the haydn anniversary celebrations with an invigorating rethinking of his concertos for harpsichord and violin. Accademia bizantina, esteemed by critics and music lovers as one of today's foremost period performance ensembles, is especially renowned for its respectful mastery of 17th- and 18th-century italian repertoire. The disc contains a concerto each for violin and harpsichord, as well as one for both instruments. Multi-talented ottavio dantone conducts the ensemble and is harpsichord soloist. Accademia bizantina's leader stefano montanari plays the solo part in the violin concerto.
