TRAVERSIERE FLUTE: Michele Favaro

VIOLINS: Luca Mares, Giuseppe Cabrio
VIOLA: Alessandra Di Vincenzo

CELLO: Daniele Bovo
VIOLONE: Alessandro Sbrogiò
LUTE: Evangelina Mascardi

The Venice Baroque Consort is formed by the leading musicians of the Venice Baroque Orchestra, one of Europe’s premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance, led by harpsichordist, organist and conductor Andrea Marcon.

The Venice Baroque Consort is part of the Venice Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1997 and recognized as one of Europe’s premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance, has received wide critical acclaim for its concert and opera performances throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Japan.  The Orchestra has recorded for Sony Classical in the past and has now an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Their albums include a collection of Italian violin concertos with Giuliano Carmignola, Vivaldi motets with soprano Simone Kermes, and Vivaldi sinfonias. The Orchestra’s discography on Sony Classical includes The Four Seasons and  unrecorded Vivaldi concertos, Locatelli violin concertos, and a collection of Bach arias featuring Angelika Kirchschlager. For its recordings, the Orchestra has been honored with the Diaspason D’Or and Echo Awards.

Its concerts have been filmed by the BBC and NHK, and broadcast by RadioFrance, ORF, RaiDue, BBC3, National Public Radio, and RadioTre.

The Orchestra is one of the most brilliant European ensembles playing on ancient instruments. The musicians accompany mezzo-soprano Romina Basso, the artist gifted not only with a beautiful voice, but with incredible facial expression and lots of charm as well. Arias in her interpretation gave the audience lots of authentic emotions.  Also did Francesco Galligioni with his brilliant cello play. Lets hope the concert Bravissima Venezia has become for some a stimulus to getting interested in not a very popular and a bit forgotten subject of baroque opera. Lovers of ancient music ask for more such events!

Agata Gogolkiewicz 15.12.2009 Przeglad Warschau