This album was recorded in June and July 2025 at the Chiesa di Santa Maria de' Centurelli in L'Aquila, Italy.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivaldi had a 'prodigious fury for composition', viewing profusion, challenges, and exploits as sources of inspiration.
Interpretation
Giuliano Carmignola, a renowned violinist, feels that Vivaldi's music especially conveys a sensation of 'libertà' (freedom), which is why he enjoys playing it so much.
Performer Biography
Giuliano Carmignola is recognized as one of the most important interpreters of Vivaldi's music, having dedicated several landmark recordings to the composer.
Performer Biography
I Solisti Aquilani, founded in 1968 by Vittorio Antonellini, are a reference point for Italian chamber music and have performed in major venues worldwide.
Instruments
The violin Giuliano Carmignola plays on this recording was custom-made for him in 2024 by luthier David Bagué i Soler, inspired by the work of the Testore family of Milanese luthiers.
Composer Biography
Vivaldi, known as the 'Red Priest', was a violin teacher and maestro de' concerti at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice for 40 years, an orphanage that provided musical education to abandoned girls.
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