Valentini – Concerti Grossi e a Quattro Violino op.7 [2007]

1. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Largo 
2. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Allegro 
3. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Grave 
4. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Allegro e solo 
5. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Presto 
6. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Adagio 
7. Concerto No. 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. 7/11: Allegro assai 
8. Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G major, Op. 7: Grave 
9. Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G major, Op. 7: Fuga 
10. Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G major, Op. 7: Adagio 
11. Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G major, Op. 7: Vivace 
12. Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G major, Op. 7: Allegro assai  play
13. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor, Op. 7: Grave          play
14. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor, Op. 7: Vivace 	
15. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor, Op. 7: Allegro 
16. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor, Op. 7: Adagio e staccato 
17. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor, Op. 7: Allegro 
18. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7: Grave 
19. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7: Allegro 
20. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7: Adagio 
21. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7: Fuga 
22. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7: Allegro 
23. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in A major, Op. 7: Adagio. Allegro 
24. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in A major, Op. 7: Vivace 
25. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in A major, Op. 7: Adagio 
26. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in A major, Op. 7: Allegro 
27. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in A major, Op. 7: Affettuoso 	
28. Concerto Grosso No. 10 in A minor, Op. 7: Andante 
29. Concerto Grosso No. 10 in A minor, Op. 7: Allegro 
30. Concerto Grosso No. 10 in A minor, Op. 7: Grave 	
31. Concerto Grosso No. 10 in A minor, Op. 7: Allegro

Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini violon & direction

Giuseppe Valentini’s music was largely unknown until recent times. The concerto for 4 violins (opus 7n11) - his supreme masterpiece - was the only piece to excite even mild interest. The rest of his works were overshadowed by those of Vivaldi, Corelli and Locatelli, the “great” composers of the period. The realization that Valentini was an important composer of intalian instrumental music dureing the first half of the 18th century is a recent development. His works are characterized by originality, unusual use of musical fors, and by his ambition to set himself apart from Corelli.

Valentini was also a talented painter and poet. His multiple abilities allowed him to enjoy a true monopoly among churches and collegia of Roma; his works were published throughout Europe, and at one point he even represented a threat to Corelli himself. Valentini was quickly forgotten, though, in part because of Charles Burney’s severe appraisal of him : Geminiani, then exiled in London, had reported to Burney that the novel charms of Valentini’s works could not supplant the talent apparent in Corelli’s compositions. Ensemble 415 comes back to recordings with a new team made of talented and renowned violinists trained by Chiara Banchini. This project enables each of them to play a solo concerto and to gather to propose his supreme masterpiece : the concerto for 4 violins opus 7, n11. This record received the best awards in France : Diapason d’or, 10 de Répertoire and Recommandé de Classica and sold over 15 000 copies. “Style elegance, balance, refinement, flowing ornementation, somptuous sound : the new arcadians of Chiara Banchini play ideally this spiritual son of Corelli who opens the way to Vivaldi... Fascinating and exquisitely played” Jean-Claude Travers Diapason 2002.

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