Corelli: Concerti Grossi Opus 6

Featuring

Pavlo Beznosiuk
Avison Ensemble
Arcangelo Corelli

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Composer Biography

Arcangelo Corelli, the composer, was born in Fusignano, Italy, less than a month after his father's death and was named in his honor.

Composition History

Corelli's Opus 6 Concerti Grossi, though among his best-known works, were published posthumously in 1714, as he never saw them in print.

Performer Biography

Pavlo Beznosiuk, the director and violinist, has a busy international career and was a key member of the groundbreaking Medieval ensemble The New London Consort.

Cultural Impact

George Frideric Handel, a contemporary composer, paid homage to Corelli by giving his own set of Grand Concertos the same opus number, Opus 6.

Critical Reception

The 18th-century music historian Charles Burney wrote that Corelli's concertos 'seem to have withstood all the attacks of time and fashion with more firmness than any of his other works.'

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, from July 25 to 30, 2011.

Compositional Technique

Corelli's concertos were written for two groups of players: the 'concertino' of two violins and a cello, and the 'ripieno' of two violins, viola, and bass.