CHANDLER,ADRIAN/LA SERENISSIMA - The Italian Job (Sealed) (CD)

Italy was famed for the standard of its string playing, but for important occasions such as special religious feast days, winds and brass could also be added and this programme reflects this tradition with richly scored sinfonias by Caldara and Torelli as well as more simple scorings, such as the beautiful violin concerto by Tartini. Well-known works such as the jubilant double oboe concerto of Albinoni and the jaunty Concerto alla rustica of Vivaldi rub shoulders with lesser-known pieces such as the Corelli and Caldara sinfonias, the latter of which – to our knowledge – has never been performed in modern times.