A tale of two fiddlers at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Par Mark Pullinger, 12 février 2022

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“La Serenissima is the most Italianate of British Baroque bands”

Critique faite à St Martin-in-the-Fields, Londres, le 11 février 2022

Brescianello, Overture in A major

Brescianello, Sinfonia no. 5 in F major, Op.1

Brescianello, Violin Concerto no. 5 in C minor, Op.1

Vivaldi, Concerto pour 2 violons en sol majeur, RV 516

Vivaldi, Concerto pour deux cellos en sol mineur, RV 531

Vivaldi, Concerto pour 2 violons en ré majeur, RV 513

Adrian Chandler, Violon, Direction musicale

Oliver Cave, Violon

Agata Daraskaite, Violon

Vladimir Waltham, Violoncelle

Carina Drury, Violoncelle

La Serenissima

Don't look back: Longborough's new L'Orfeo

Roy Westbrook, 11th July

Olivia Fuchs directs Monteverdi's early opera in a sparse staging with a consistently fine cast.

***11

Vier Violinen und ein Mezzo: La Serenissima in der Wigmore Hall

Jens Klier, 31st March

Das Spielbewusstsein und Feuer La Serenissimas gepaart mit dem Contralto-Wahnsinn Jess Dandys sorgte für einen beachtlichen Hochgenuss.

****1

Summer storms in November: La Serenissima

Alex Tay, 21st November

La Serenissima bring a fresh interpretation to a seasoned classic in Cambridge.

****1

Calms and storms: La Serenissima

Travis Mason, 4th December

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima showcase dramatic Vivaldi motets in a lively programme of lesser known Pietà music.

****1

The Dawn of the Stradivarius: James Ehnes and La Serenissima in Oxford

Katy Wright, 14th June

“The name Stradivarius had an air of magic to me.” Virtuoso violinist James Ehnes’ statement manages to capture the air of reverence which underpinned Friday’s Music at Oxford concert. The gala marked the opening of the UK’s first Stradivarius exhibition at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, and two violins from the exhibition were on temporary release for the evening.

****1

Vier Violinen und ein Mezzo: La Serenissima in der Wigmore Hall

Jens Klier, 31st March

Das Spielbewusstsein und Feuer La Serenissimas gepaart mit dem Contralto-Wahnsinn Jess Dandys sorgte für einen beachtlichen Hochgenuss.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

A tale of two fiddlers: Brescianello vs Vivaldi at St Martin-in-the-Fields