Concerto Italiano
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Concerto & Settimo Libro De' Madrigali
Concerto Italiano (early music ensemble), Elena Carzaniga, Maria Galassi, Valerio Contaldo, Monica Piccinini, Sonia Tedla, Andrés Montilla, Raffaele Giordani, Salvo Vitale, Rinaldo Alessandrini
this is an admirable recording of a rich and fascinating collection. —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Vivaldi & Bach: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 ‘l’estro Armonico’
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Having previously tackled Vivaldi’s operas, a vibrant sense of theatre clings to Alessandrini’s every interpretative decision; and while he’s typically all over the detail, he never loses sight... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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The delight of these songs lies in the perfection of their execution. Alessandrini and his singers began their career with Monteverdi, learning how to burn with musical passion, and this CD... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Choral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Stradella: Mottetti
Sonia Tedla (vocalist), Monica PiccininI (vocalist), Andrés Montilla (vocalist), Luca Cervoni (vocalist), Gabriele Lombardi (vocalist), Francesca Cassinari (vocalist), Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
We’re treated to five motets and two instrumental works revealing that Stradella’s remarkably varied idiom is refined, expressive and felicitous...In sum, this revelatory album is a wonderful... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Alessandrini has opened a window on to Bach's music and let a refreshing current of air run through it —
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti Per Violino IX, 'le Nuove Vie'
Boris Begelman (violin), Rinaldo Alessandrini
Begelman, who currently leads Concerto Italiano, is an eloquent conveyor of the spirited and lyrical charms of these concertos. His intonation is faultless and his articulation sharply defined... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespri solenni per la festa di San Marco
RecommendedMonica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (sopranos), Andrea Arrivabene, Gianluca Ferrarini (altos), Luca Dordolo, Raffaele Giordani (tenors) & Matteo Bellotto, Salvo Vitale (bass)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Alessandrini’s Monteverdi interpretations resound with passion…a brilliantly conceived, scholastically sound and liturgically plausible sequence, burnished with spiritual sincerity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Baroque Voices 11 - Pergolesi & Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
RecommendedGemma Bertagnolli & Sara Mingardo
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This is a totally Italianate performance of both high drama and moving pathos...Alessandrini's instrumental support could not be more telling, and the recording is made in an ideal acoustic. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Vespri solenni per la festa dell’Assunzione di Maria Vergine
RecommendedGemma Bertagnolli (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Anna Simboli (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor), Matteo Bellotto (baritone), Antonio De Secondi (violin)
Concerto Italiano ensemble vocale e strumentale, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This isn't the 'Vivaldi Vespers', or even a reconstruction of a specific event, but a kind of 'sacred concert' in Vespers form, of the sort that Venetian churches in Vivaldi's time would mount... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
RecommendedMonica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Furio Zanasi, Luca Dordoli (tenor) & Sergio Foresti, Antonio Abete (bass)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
…this is unquestionably the most subtle rendering of the Orfeo text that's available on compact disc. Furio Zanasi (Orfeo) is exceptionally good. Simboli (Euridice) is pure-voiced and clear,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, Opera Choice
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Building A Library, December 2025, Top Choice
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