Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 (excerpts) Simon Murphy & New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra

• Concerto grosso in B flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
• 1 I. Preludio: Andante Largo 02:39
• 2 II. Allemande 02:28
• 3 III. Adagio: Andante Largo 02:31
• 4 IV. Sarabanda 01:41
• 5 V. Giga 01:21
• Sonata a Quattro in G minor
• 6 I. Adagio: Andante Largo 01:35
• 7 II. Allegro 01:14
• 8 III. Grave: Presto 02:30
• 9 IV. Vivace 03:20
• Concerto grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 12
• 10 I. Preludio: Adagio 05:41
• 11 II. Allegro 02:36
• 12 III. Adagio 02:05
• 13 IV. Sarabanda 01:45
• 14 V. Giga 02:52
• Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
• 15 I. Adagio: Allegro 03:46
• 16 II. Adagio: Vivace 04:27
• 17 III. Allegro 03:19
• Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8, Christmas Concerto
• 18 I. Vivace: Grave 01:15
• 19 II. Allegro 02:21
• 20 III. Adagio. Allegro. Adagio 03:22
• 21 IV. Vivace 01:04
• 22 V. Allegro. Largo. Pastorale 04:41
• Fuga a Quattro Voci: Allegro
• 23 Fuga a Quattro Voci: Allegro 04:47
• Total Runtime 01:03:20

Info for Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 (excerpts)

Pentatone Studio Masters devoted to music of Archangelo Corelli was recorded during concerts at the Vredenburg, Utrecht in January 2003, produced by Carl Schuurbiers with Erdo Groot as recording engineer. The recording has superb, full-bodied sound with sonorous string textures (unheard on the previous CD/ SACD). Conductor Simon Murphy points out there is a similarity between jazz and Corelli's music as in the Corelli's' music performers are expected to improvise and add elaborate ornamentation. The result is Corelli with a vibrant sound not to be heard in most other recordings of the composer's music.

“This recording surpasses all existing recordings in depth and perspective…Fauré excellsthanks to the collective effort of choir, orchestra and soloists.” (Huib Ramaer, de Volkskrant)

The Chamber Orchestra of The New Dutch Academy
Simon Murphy, Conductor

Simon Murphy - Artistic Director of the The New Dutch Academy
Simon Murphy (1973) studied the Viola with Leonid Volovelsky, Performance, Musicology, and Fine Arts/Art Theory at The University of Sydney, and, after arriving in the Netherlands in 1996, Baroque and Classical Viola with Alda Stuurop at the Utrecht Conservatorium. For his studies he received support from The Ian Potter Foundation, Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten and the Voorzieningfonds voor Kunstenaars. He appears regularly as a chamber soloist at various international festivals, has played with orchestras such as The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, and is founder of the initiative that is “The New Dutch Academy”. He also gives guest lectures and workshops at various educational institutions including The Royal Conservatorium of The Hague and is lecturer in Music History and Culture Theory at Webster University in Leiden. Together with Alida Schat, John Wilson Meyer and Thomas Pitt, he is also a member of The Amsterdam String Quartet.

The New Dutch Academy (NDA)
established in 2002, is an international award winning orchestra, specialising in early music, performing on authentic instruments. The NDA is known for its engaging and dynamic performances and particularly for bringing newly re-discovered 18th century works onto the concert platform. The NDA is based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The NDA part of the city of The Hague's official cultural infrastructure and, in its home city, presents three concert series - Symphonic, Bach Orchestral and Chamber - as well as many other educational and outreach activities. The NDA has performed in the major halls and festivals at home in the Netherlands and abroad. The NDA regularly performs as cultural ambassador at the invitation of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has also performed a number of times for Her Majesty Queen Beatrix and other members of the Dutch royal family during diplomatic missions. The NDA carries out cutting edge research with its own “Research Lab” and distinguishes itself from other orchestras and ensembles with the implementation of the results of this research as well as through the NDA’s unique programming, dynamic performance and presentation style, and exceptional artistic integrity. To date, the NDA has recorded 5 CDs, the most recent of which provides a breathtaking view of the 18th century Dutch Court Symphonic Tradition during the reign of the Prince of Orange, William V - music which the NDA re-discovered. Through this world premiere recording, the NDA is responsible for putting major Dutch cultural heritage back on the map and is currently carrying out a large scale international campaign to promote awareness of the Netherlands’ own symphonic school.

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