Giovanni Antonini is also the Artistic Director of the Haydn 2032 project, which aims to perform and record all of Franz Joseph Haydn's symphonies by the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Performer Biography
Il Giardino Armonico, founded in 1985 and directed by Giovanni Antonini, is recognized as one of the world's leading period instrument ensembles, focusing on 17th and 18th-century repertoire.
Instruments
The chalumeau, a single-reed instrument featured on this recording, is the predecessor of the modern clarinet, developed by J. Denner at the turn of the eighteenth century.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Antonini, the flautist, chalumeau player, and musical director on this album, is a founder member of Il Giardino Armonico and has led the ensemble since 1989.
Composition History
Vivaldi's Opus 10 is historically significant as the first printed collection of music by an Italian composer written expressly for the transverse flute.
Compositional Technique
Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus, RV 608, a masterpiece of his sacred music, was originally written for solo alto voice.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivaldi's catalogue includes no fewer than 92 compositions for 'flauto', a term that broadly refers to different types of recorder, the transverse flute, or the flageolet.
