Anna Paradiso, the harpsichordist, holds a D.Phil. in Latin and Classical Greek and has taught Latin grammar at Oxford University.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Cello Concerto by Vito Palumbo is intended as a tribute to the great composer Shostakovich, focusing on his grotesque and ironic aspects.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vito Palumbo's Concerto Barocco reappropriates the baroque style, approaching composers like Bach, Vivaldi, and Scarlatti as 'shadows, holograms'.
Composition History
Vito Palumbo's Recorder Concerto was commissioned by and dedicated to Dan Laurin, the recorder soloist on this album, who also gave its world première.
Recording & Production
This Hybrid SACD recording offers both Stereo (CD and SACD) and 5.0 Surround sound (SACD), aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.
Composer Biography
Vito Palumbo, the composer, received a special scholarship presented to him personally by Luciano Berio, a renowned Italian composer.
Instruments
The Recorder Concerto features an 'Eagle' recorder, a new type of instrument developed by the well-known recorder maker Adriana Breukink.
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