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Vivaldi: L'Oracolo in Messenia / Julia Lehzneva, Vivica Genaux, Ann Hallenberg, Romina Basso. Biondi

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Oracolo in Messenia, opera (mostly lost), RV 726
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

L'Oracolo in Messenia, an opera written by Vivaldi for Vienna in 1740, was reconstructed by Faio Biondi in 2011 in a triumphant open to the...continue...
Personnel: Nancy Glor (vocals).

Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

Georg Philipp Telemann: Quixotte & La Changeante / Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Agogique / 2012-08-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 4 Violins without Baso Continuo in F major; Overture-Suite for 4 Horns, 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso continuo in F major, TV 55 no F 11 "Alster Ou; Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Marcocchi, Stefano; Ravasi, Fabio [Violin]; Rognoni, Andrea
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Founded in 1989 by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante has built an enviable international reputation for their fiery interpretations of Baroque music on period instruments. The...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Paganini, Parma, Italy (02/13/2011-02/16/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione / Fabio Biondi

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 8 no ...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Recording information: Studio de la Fondation Tibor Varga, Sion, Switzerland (2000-07-08_2000-07-11&2000-)....continue...

Highlights from La Senna Festegiante / Biondi, Jaroussky, Lemieux, Savall et al.

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante, RV 693; Gloria, RV 589; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Nisi Dominus, RV 608; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; La Fida ninfa, RV 714; Con...
Performers: Azzaro, Stefania; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marq, Sebastien; Piau, Sandrine; Zanazi, Furio
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; ; Fasolis, Diego; Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; I Barocchisti

This special product is linked to the Venise Vivaldi Versailles festival that took place in the Château de Versailles from June 24th to July 17th....continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; String Concertos, et al / Fabio Biondi - Europa Galante

4 CD / Naïve / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 171; Concerto in Si bemolle maggiore, RV 163 'Conca'; Concerto f...
Performers: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chamorro, Adrian; Cipriani, Fabrizio; Fantinuoli, Antonio; Naddeo, Maurizio
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

This superb box set gathers the most emblematic and best-selling Vivaldi recordings of Fabio Biondi and his orchestra, Opus 111. Including a legendary recording of...continue...
Recording information: Asolo, Venezia, Italy (04/1993); Graz, Austria (04/1993); San Gottardo Church, Asolo, Italy (04/1993); Asolo, Venezia, Italy (11/1995); Graz, Austria (11/1995); San Gottardo Chu...continue...

Vivaldi: 12 Concerti Op.4 'La Stravaganza' / Biondi

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in B flat major ("La stravaganza" no 1) Op. 4/1, RV; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E minor ("La stravaganza" no 2) Op. 4/2, RV 27...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

No major ensemble today is more closely associated with the music of Vivaldi than Europa Galante under its dynamic violinist director, Fabio Biondi. In this...continue...
Recording information: Biblioteca de Monastero di San Giovanni Evangelista, Pa (12/17/2008-12/23/2008)....continue...

50 Best Bach

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Cantata, BWV 51; Ich habe genug, Cantata, BWV 82a; Magnificat in D, ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, Alison; Busi, Marcell...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

"Best Bach 50 is an intelligently laid out collection of examples of J.S. Bach's most famous works, and its three CDs are filled with historic...continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Humanita E Lucifero

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-06-29

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Humanità e Lucifero, oratorio for soprano, tenor, piccolo, trumpet, strings & continuo; Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonatas (12) for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo, Op. 4; Sonate...
Performers: Bertini, Rossana; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Recording information: San Gottardo Church, Asolo, Italy (07/1995)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C minor ("Amato bene"), RV 761; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 51...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Europa Galante's tribute to Vivaldi, which sees them perform his concertos, led by its founder Fabio Biondi. This special luxury limited-edition set incorporates Europa's Galante's...continue...

Vivaldi: Laudate Puieri, Motets, etc / Patrizia Ciofi, Fabio Biondi, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice, strings & continuo in C minor, RV 600; Alleluia; In turbato mare irato, solo motet for voice, strings & continuo in G major, RV 627; O q...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Les Classiques au Soleil

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D majo...
Performers: Baldi, Jesus Castro; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Cangemi, Veronica; Domingo, Placido; Garrus, Anne-Garance Fabre Dit; Gastinel, Anne; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lislevand, Rolf; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Moretti,...
Conductors: ; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Colomer, Edmon; Oren, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Europa Galante; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques ; Seville Royal Symphony Orche...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Best 100 Vivaldi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, Claron; Place, Aliso...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Following the success of the previous 'Best Mozart 100' and 'Best Beethoven 100', EMI classics is proud to offer the latest composer to get the...continue...

Vivaldi: 100 Chefs d'Ouvre

6 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Labelle, Dominique; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Pergolesi: Salve regina / Biondi, Schlick, Europa Galante

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-09-25

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor; Salve Regina; Domenico Gallo: Trio sonata No 2 in B flat; Trio Sonata no 1 in G major; Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina in F major
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Pergolesi composed other works besides his famous Stabat Mater. This recording presents two sonatas and two lovely settings of the Salve Regina. It also includes...continue...

Improvisata / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia ("Improvvisata"), for strings & continuo, RV 802; Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Symphony for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola & bass in G minor, J-C 57; Carlo Monza: Sinfonia "La t...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Bondi and his Europa Galante return to the late 18th-century Italian Sinfonia. Of these Sinfonie con titoli, the best known is Boccherini's Casa del Diavolo....continue...

Best Bach 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe...
Performers: Amsterdam, Melante; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, A...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, John; Schreier, Peter; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Taverner Consort

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Bach 100, features 6 CDs of one of the greatest composers of all time, including...continue...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve regina, for countertenor & strings in F minor (doubtful); Salve Regina in A minor
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Daniels, David; Roschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Virgin Classics is delighted to offer a new recording of Pergolesi's much loved 'Stabat Mater,' and the cast, featuring David Daniels, the emerging Dorothea Roschmann,...continue...

Vivaldi: Four Seasons, etc / Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-05-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E flat major ("La tempesta di mare"; "Il cimento"; Concerto for 2 violins, c...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Casazza, Enrico; Longo, Isabella; Naddeo, Maurizio; Negri, Raffaello
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Vivaldi: Concerti per mandolini, etc /Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-01-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto in C major, RV 558; Concerto for Violin, oboe, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 57...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"By now we know exactly what to expect from Fabio Biondi - the unexpected. Here we get all the stops and starts, swoops and darts,...continue...

Scarlatti: Concerti & Sinfonie / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Clori, Dorino e Amore, serenata for 3 voices, chorus & instruments; Concerti grossi (6) ("VI Concertos in Seven Parts"); Sonata in A minor; Domenico Scarlatti: Sinfonia no 7 for...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Colitto, Lorenzo; Köll, Margret; Naddeo, Maurizio; Negri, Raffaello; Zejfart, Petr
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"Fabio Biondi has by now established himself and his Europa Galante group as not only one of the most exciting and imaginative of today's period-style...continue...

Vivaldi: La tempesta di mare, etc / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'inquietudine"), RV 234; Concerto funebre, for violin, oboe, chalumeau, 3 violas all'inglese, strings & continuo in B flat ma; C...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio; Braucher, Ernest; Casazza, Enrico; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Colitto, Lorenzo; Coppola, Lorenzo; Fantinuoli, Antonio; Longo, Isabella; Mandolesi, Giorgio; Naddeo, Maurizio; Pique, Alessandro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"If you enjoy Vivaldi's theatrical aspects, you should rush out and buy this release. Europa Galante presents-in highly charged, energetic fashion--a number of Vivaldi's most...continue...

Locatelli: Concerti Grossi / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Naïve / 1999-12-30

Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 1/5; Sinfonia, for 2 violins, viola & bass in F minor (manuscript); Concerto Grosso in E flat major, Op. 7/6; Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op....
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Cipriani, Fabrizio; Lattuada, Francesco; Naddeo, Maurizio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Vivaldi: L'estro armonico / Biondi, Europa Galante

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1998-07-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings & continuo, Op. 3
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"The Gramophone Database has seldom been without a decent recording of these ceaselessly fascinating concertos, though none begins to approach this new version in respect...continue...