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The Baroque historical performance group La Serenissima is named for Venice, but on An Englishman Abroad, it is Vienna that comes under its microscope. Many composers moved to mighty London during the Baroque, but migrations also went in other directions, and the London-born violinist and composer Nicola Matteis the Younger, son of an Italian violinist, moved to Vienna and entered the employ of the imperial court. La Serenissima and director/violinist Adrian Chandler try to use this as a springboard for exploring "the English style in Europe during the early 18th century." It is not clear how well this works in itself, aside from a Hornpipe in the Ouverture-Suite for strings in C major of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello. The similarly named Ouverture-Suite for strings and continuo in G minor, TWV 55:g5, of Telemann might have had Purcell as a model, but it seems more likely that its inspiration was the French dance suites that also influenced the English composer. Works by Matteis himself are restricted to a single violin concerto and some contributions to a ballet by Caldara. This said, Baroque lovers here will find some unusual works, executed with La Serenissima's usual flair. The program is framed by a pair of chaconnes ("chacony" in the English spelling of the one by Purcell that opens the proceedings), and the inclusion of the Caldara excerpts is especially welcome given the woeful neglect of Baroque ballet in general. Signum's sound from Wells Cathedral School imparts a certain harshness to the sound of La Serenissima's strings, likely not there in their original environment. This album landed on classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2023, testifying to the consistently high quality of the performances by La Serenissima and its reputation for inventive programming.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Antonio Caldara, Composer - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Matteis the Younger, Composer
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - La Serenissima, Ensemble, MainArtist - Adrian Chandler, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
Album review
The Baroque historical performance group La Serenissima is named for Venice, but on An Englishman Abroad, it is Vienna that comes under its microscope. Many composers moved to mighty London during the Baroque, but migrations also went in other directions, and the London-born violinist and composer Nicola Matteis the Younger, son of an Italian violinist, moved to Vienna and entered the employ of the imperial court. La Serenissima and director/violinist Adrian Chandler try to use this as a springboard for exploring "the English style in Europe during the early 18th century." It is not clear how well this works in itself, aside from a Hornpipe in the Ouverture-Suite for strings in C major of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello. The similarly named Ouverture-Suite for strings and continuo in G minor, TWV 55:g5, of Telemann might have had Purcell as a model, but it seems more likely that its inspiration was the French dance suites that also influenced the English composer. Works by Matteis himself are restricted to a single violin concerto and some contributions to a ballet by Caldara. This said, Baroque lovers here will find some unusual works, executed with La Serenissima's usual flair. The program is framed by a pair of chaconnes ("chacony" in the English spelling of the one by Purcell that opens the proceedings), and the inclusion of the Caldara excerpts is especially welcome given the woeful neglect of Baroque ballet in general. Signum's sound from Wells Cathedral School imparts a certain harshness to the sound of La Serenissima's strings, likely not there in their original environment. This album landed on classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2023, testifying to the consistently high quality of the performances by La Serenissima and its reputation for inventive programming.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:27:48
- Main artists: La Serenissima Adrian Chandler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 La Serenissima
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