Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins BWV 1043
Conductor - Ivan K. Yanakiev
Soloists - Emilia Mindova, Roberto Carnevale - violins
Concertmaster Irina Olshanska

BCO - Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043 - 1. Vivace

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Francesco Corti
After the album Bach, Little Books, harpsichordist Francesco Corti continues his collaboration with Arcana with a 2-CD recording entirely dedicated to George Frideric Handel. At the center of the project are the eight “Great” suites. These masterpieces were the composer’s first published set, and are a clear testimony to his virtuosity at the keyboard. Their characteristically diversified styles reflect not only the mélange of national traditions assimilated by the young composer, but also his phenomenal improvisatory talent. Moreover, the attraction of these pieces lies in their melodic and rhythmic affinity to the world of singing and orchestral writing, Händel’s strongest interests. 
Arrangements of Handel’s operatic overtures and arias started circulating early in his career in England, and in his later years he was known to perform his overtures on the keyboard himself. Corti designs a program showcasing the composer’s brilliant treatment of the instrument, choosing to complement the “Great” Suites with a selection of transcriptions from Händel’s own hand and from his close musical circle.
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Après l’album Bach, Little Books, le claveciniste Francesco Corti poursuit sa collaboration avec le label Arcana avec un double album entièrement consacré à Georg Friedrich Haendel. Au cœur du projet, les huit « Grandes Suites ». Ces chefs-d’œuvre constituent le premier recueil publié du compositeur et témoignent de sa virtuosité au clavier. Leur diversité caractéristique de styles reflète non seulement le mélange des traditions nationales intégrées par le jeune compositeur, mais aussi son phénoménal talent d’improvisateur. L’intérêt de ces pièces réside également dans leur affinité mélodique et rythmique avec les idiomes du chant et de l’écriture orchestrale, pour lesquels Händel nourrissait un intérêt particulièrement marqué. Des arrangements d’ouvertures et d’airs d’opéra circulèrent dès le début de sa carrière en Angleterre et, dans ses dernières années, il était connu pour interpréter lui-même ses ouvertures au clavier. Corti a conçu un programme mettant en valeur le brillant traitement de l’instrument par le compositeur et a choisi de compléter ces « Grandes Suites » par une série de transcriptions réalisées par Händel lui-même et par son propre cercle musical.

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Following her critically-acclaimed Odradek album of Beethoven and Schumann, Liudmila Georgievskaya returns with Inner Impressions, a collection of contemplative and deeply personal works by Tchaikovsky, Mompou and Rodrigo.
The album takes its name from one of Mompou’s sets of pieces at the heart of the release, Impresiones íntimas. These pieces are characteristically introspective and lyrical, sometimes song-like or picturesque, with even the louder moments possessing an otherworldly quality. Feinberg’s transcriptions of Tchaikovsky’s Songs for Children represent another thread running through this release: childhood innocence, often detached from the hubbub of adult life and revisited by composers nostalgic for their youth. With the Mompou and Rodrigo works on this album we also find simple descriptive titles that evoke these wistful backwards glances. Performed with grace, delicacy and insight by Liudmila Georgievskaya, this collection is a welcome haven from the distractions of daily life. 
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From Gluck’s Orfeo & Euridice Maija Kovalevska performs Euridice’s aria, Che fiero momento! (“What a proud moment!”), which anticipates the story’s climax. From Mozart’s Don Giovanni we hear Donna Elvira’s Act II aria Mi tradì quell’alma ingrata (“Cruel heart, you have betrayed me”), which reveals a woman at war with herself, furious at her lover’s betrayal but still longing for him against her own will. There are two of Mimì’s arias from Puccini’s La Bohème, alongside powerful music from Manon Lescaut, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. From Act II of Massenet’s Thaïs there is the sensuous, passionate Dis-moi que je suis belle (“Tell me I’m beautiful”), known as the “mirror aria”; gazing at her reflection, Thaïs fears old age and longs for her beauty to remain. The album concludes with two of Tchaikovsky’s greatest operatic moments: Iolanta’s Arioso and the pivotal Letter Aria from Eugene Onegin. A gorgeous release, essential both for opera aficionados and for those seeking an introduction to the genre.

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