Kammerorchester Basel – Bologna 1666 (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The multiple award-winning recordings of the Kammerorchester Basel are a genuine asset to the record market. With “Bologna 1666” they take their listeners on a musical journey to what was probably the most important musical centre of 17th-century Italy. Founded in 1666, the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna, one of Italy’s oldest academies of music, influenced the musical life of its times far beyond the borders of Italy itself. It is thus all the more astonishing that with few exceptions, such as Giuseppe Torelli or Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, most of its composers have fallen into oblivion. For this recording, the Kammerorchester Basel, headed by its concert-mistress Julia Schröder, have unearthed outstanding masterpieces.

These Baroque concertos by composers such as Giuseppe Torelli or Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri are deftly combined with works by less well-known figures, including Giacomo Antonio Perti, Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Giovanni Paolo Colonna and Girolamo Nicolò Laurenti. In the 30 years of its existence, the Basel Chamber Orchestra has developed into one of the leading chamber orchestras on the international music scene. Nowadays invitations to the most important concert arenas and festivals of the European classical music scene are just as much part of the schedule as the orchestra’s own subscription concerts in Basel. The orchestra enjoys playing under the direction of its own concertmaster and appreciates the cooperation with various conductors such as Paul Goodwin, Kristjan Järvi, Paul McCreesh and Giovanni Antonini. The list of soloists who have performed together with the orchestra is renowned: Emmanuel Pahud, Sol Gabetta, Andreas Scholl, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Matthias Goerne, Sabine Meyer, Angela Hewitt, Renaud Capuçon, Thomas Zehetmair, Sandrine Piau and many more.

Tracklist
1 La caduta di Gierusalemme sotto l’imperio di Sedecia ultimo re d’Israelle 02:41
2 Violin Concerto in D Minor, P.A.2.3.10: I. Allegro 02:29
3 Violin Concerto in D Minor, P.A.2.3.10: II. Largo 01:26
4 Violin Concerto in D Minor, P.A.2.3.10: III. Allegro – Largo 01:20
5 Violin Concerto in D Minor, P.A.2.3.10: IV. Allegro – Adagio 02:47
6 Messa a 5: Sinfonia avanti la messa 02:24
7 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 7, TalA 6: I. Allegro 02:50
8 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 7, TalA 6: II. Grave 02:09
9 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 7, TalA 6: III. Allegro 02:40
10 San Galgano Guidotti: Sinfonia 02:10
11 Concerto da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 1 No. 7, “Tempesta di mare”: I. Allegro e con spirito – Adagio 05:13
12 Concerto da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 1 No. 7, “Tempesta di mare”: II. Adagio e piano 03:00
13 Concerto da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 1 No. 7, “Tempesta di mare”: III. Allegro ma aperto 04:53
14 Gesù al sepolcro: Sinfonia 02:45
15 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 9, TalA 16: I. Allegro 02:39
16 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 9, TalA 16: II. Largo 02:15
17 Concerto per Chiesa e per Camera in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 9, TalA 16: III. Allegro 02:39
18 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Lau 6: I. Largo e spicco 01:27
19 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Lau 6: II. Vivace 03:16
20 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Lau 6: III. Largo andante 02:42
21 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Lau 6: IV. Allegro 03:00
22 La lingua profetica del taumaturgo di Paola: Sinfonia avanti l’oratorio 02:36
23 Concerto con violini in honorem Divi Petronii: I. Allegro 02:20
24 Concerto con violini in honorem Divi Petronii: II. Andante grazioso, e sempre piano 01:58
25 Concerto con violini in honorem Divi Petronii: III. Allegro 02:45