I Virtuosi Italiani
I Virtuosi Italiani is a chamber orchestra performing on original instruments, specializing in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods. A prolific recording group, as well as touring and being featured on radio broadcasts, it has established an international reputation. I Virtuosi Italiani was heard on the 2020 Erato recording Rossini: Amici e Rivali.
I Virtuosi Italiani was founded in Verona, Italy, in 1989. Its membership is drawn from Italian orchestras and educators at local music schools. Alberto Martini has served as the first violinist and artistic director since 2006, and Corrado Rovaris is the principal conductor. From its inception, the group has been active in Italy, performing at prestigious venues such as the Teatro alla Scala, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and Teatro La Fenice. I Virtuosi Italiani was invited to perform a concert for the Senate of the Republic of Italy, which was performed in Rome, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, and broadcast on RAI to an international audience. Along with its broadcasts and numerous albums, I Virtuosi Italiani has also found success abroad through tours across Europe, South America, and the U.S. The group has performed with a variety of soloists, including flutist Massimo Mercelli and tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, and is regularly led by guest conductors such as Antonio Ballista and Giovanni Allevi.
I Virtuosi Italiani has recorded over 100 albums for Sony, EMI, and Naxos, among many others. Though its repertoire consists mainly of music from the Baroque and Classical periods, it does perform music from other eras, such as a 2012 release of music by Philip Glass on the Orange Mountain Music label. For Naxos, the group, led by Franz Hauk, issued the premiere recording of sacred motets by Johann Simon Mayr in 2017. In 2020, I Virtuosi Italiani backed Brownlee and Spyres on an album of Rossini Duets for the Erato label.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe, I Virtuosi Italiani, Nicol Matt, Morten Lauridsen
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 26 okt. 2018
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Amici e Rivali
Michael Spyres, Lawrence Brownlee, I Virtuosi Italiani, Corrado Rovaris
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 13 nov. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Invisible Rainbows
Roberto Cacciapaglia, I Virtuosi Italiani
Klassiek - Released by Glance di Roberto Cacciapaglia on 24 feb. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Angel Falls
Roberto Cacciapaglia, I Virtuosi Italiani
Klassiek - Released by Glance di Roberto Cacciapaglia on 10 aug. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Atlantis
Roberto Cacciapaglia, I Virtuosi Italiani
Klassiek - Released by Glance di Roberto Cacciapaglia on 22 okt. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fontanesi: Four Brass Concert (Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Tuba)
Marco Pierobon, Nilo Caracristi, Alberto Martini, I Virtuosi Italiani
Klassiek - Released by Da Vinci Classics on 25 feb. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mayr: Overtures
Concerto de Bassus, Bavarian Classical Players, I Virtuosi Italiani, Franz Hauk
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 10 jun. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gioachino Rossini: The Best Overtures
I Virtuosi Italiani, Marc Andreae
Klassiek - Released by CPO on 30 okt. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe, I Virtuosi Italiani, Nicol Matt, Morten Lauridsen
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 26 okt. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Experience (Orchestral)
Cosimo Maria Palopoli, Daniel Hope, I Virtuosi Italiani
Klassiek - Released by C.M.P Music Entertainment on 11 apr. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cantates pour soprano
I Virtuosi Italiani, Maria Laura Martorana & Alberto Martini
Klassiek - Released by Brilliant Classics on 1 nov. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Perosi: Messe di Requiem & In patris memoriam
Emilia Bertoncello, Coro Polifonico Castelbarco di Avio, Coro I Polifonici de Genova, I Virtuosi Italiani, Arturo Sacchetti
Koormuziek - Released by Bongiovanni on 29 apr. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Perosi: Missa pontificals & Messa a due voci dispari
Coro Polifonico Castelbarco di Avio, I Virtuosi Italiani, Arturo Sacchetti
Koormuziek - Released by Bongiovanni on 24 jun. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rota: Piano Concertos
Massimo Palumbo, Marco Boni, I Virtuosi Italiani
Concertmuziek - Released by Chandos on 1 sep. 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Donizetti Puccini Rossini Ferrari : Morceaux de Bravoure
Klassiek - Released by Pierre Verany on 15 mrt. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), La Tempesta di Mare, Il Piacere
I Virtuosi Italiani, Alberto Martini
Klassiek - Released by Musideco Classical on 4 jan. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bonporti : 5 concerti
Klassiek - Released by Pierre Verany on 15 sep. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo