Behind Closed Doors: Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Vol. 1: Opus 1 Concerti & Sinphonie La Serenissima & Adrian Chandler

• Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690 - 1758): Concerto No. 1 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F Major, Op. 12:
• 1 Brescianello: Concerto No. 1 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro 04:10
• 2 Brescianello: Concerto No. 1 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F Major, Op. 12: Ii. Adagio 02:22
• 3 Brescianello: Concerto No. 1 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F Major, Op. 12: Iii. Allegro assai 04:26
• Sinphonia No. 1 for Strings & Continuo in D Major, Op. 12:
• 4 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 1 for Strings & Continuo in D Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro – Adagio 02:58
• 5 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 1 for Strings & Continuo in D Major, Op. 12: Ii. Presto 04:03
• Concerto No. 2 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in A Minor, Op. 12:
• 6 Brescianello: Concerto No. 2 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in A Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro 03:30
• 7 Brescianello: Concerto No. 2 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in A Minor, Op. 12: Ii. Adagio ed à tempo giusto 02:32
• 8 Brescianello: Concerto No. 2 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in A Minor, Op. 12: Iii. Allegro 03:49
• Sinphonia No. 2 for Strings & Continuo in G Major, Op. 12:
• 9 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 2 for Strings & Continuo in G Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro – Adagio 03:29
• 10 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 2 for Strings & Continuo in G Major, Op. 12: Ii. Presto 02:49
• Concerto No. 3 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major, Op. 12:
• 11 Brescianello: Concerto No. 3 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro 04:23
• 12 Brescianello: Concerto No. 3 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: Ii. Adagio e cantábile 02:14
• 13 Brescianello: Concerto No. 3 for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: Iii. Allegro 04:00
• Sinphonia No. 3 for Strings & Continuo in C Major, Op. 12:
• 14 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 3 for Strings & Continuo in C Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro – Largo 06:04
• 15 Brescianello: Sinphonia No. 3 for Strings & Continuo in C Major, Op. 12: Ii. Allegro 02:49
• Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major:
• 16 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: I. Ouverture – Fuga 04:13
• 17 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Ii. Gavotte 01:12
• 18 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Iii. Aria – Andante 01:25
• 19 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Iv. Bourrée 02:05
• 20 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: V. Aria – Adagio 01:24
• 21 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Vi. Menuet – Trio – Menuet 01:52
• 22 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Vii. Rondeau 01:44
• 23 Brescianello: Ouverture Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: Viii. Gigue 02:04
• Total Runtime 01:09:37

Info for Behind Closed Doors: Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Vol. 1: Opus 1 Concerti & Sinphonie

La Serenissima presents a post-lockdown recording of the little-known 18th Century Italian composer, Brescianello. A contemporary of Vivaldi, Brescianello is a composer whose music languishes in relative obscurity.

Whilst the mists of time have claimed some composers’ music for justifiable reasons, Brescianello’s music presents many compelling arguments for its restoration. Having first included Brescianello in La Serenissima’s 2014 season, they have since staged his opera Tisbe, recorded a violin concerto, a trio sonata and other works.

It is surprising that the Opus 1 was the only set of works that Brescianello chose to publish and, thanks to the pandemic, La Serenissima have now been given the opportunity to start their exploration of this wonderful publication.

La Serenissima is recognised as the UK’s leading exponent of the music of 18th Century Venice and connected composers. Uniquely, the group’s entire repertoire is edited from source material, and they have been praised for their “glorious and all-too-rare ability to make one’s pulse race afresh with every new project” (Gramophone).

La Serenissima have become synonymous with virtuosity, dynamism and accessibility, uncovering a plethora of new repertoire and making it available to all through live performance, high calibre recording work, education and outreach initiatives.

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Adrian Chandler, direction, violin

Adrian Chandler
Born on Merseyside in 1974, Adrian Chandler is recognised internationally as a leading interpreter of Italian baroque music. Whilst a student at the Royal College of Music, Adrian founded La Serenissima with whom he has performed as Director/Soloist at major festivals and has recorded extensively for the Avie label (winning a Gramophone Award in 2010). He has been Guest Director and Soloist with many ensembles and will make his debut with Concerto Copenhagen in 2019. Adrian’s performances have been broadcast extensively worldwide; his disc of virtuoso violin sonatas Per Monsieur Pisendel 2 released in 2014 attracted rave reviews and featured on the soundtrack of hit American TV series The Originals. His interpretation of The Four Seasons was released in 2015 to outstanding critical reception and his unique combination of research, editing and performing work has been recognised by twice winning the Gramophone Award for Baroque Instrumental for recording projects The French Connection (2010) and The Italian Job (2017). Adrian’s most recent recording with La Serenissima is a disc of double concertos Vivaldi x2, released in 2018, which went straight to No.1 in the Classical Charts and attracted great critical acclaim.

Known for his virtuosity and commitment as performer, Adrian also works tirelessly to research and edit new repertoire for La Serenissima. He held an Arts and Humanities Research Council fellowship at Southampton University to research the development of the North Italian violin concerto 1690 – 1740, and subsequently a two-year post as Turner Sims Professor. He curated La Serenissima’s first ever residency The Grand Tour at St John’s Smith Square, London during the 2016/17 season, devised and directed three concerts for the 2017 Vivaldi in Venice festival, and in 2018 directed the UK premiere of Brescianello’s opera Tisbe for the Buxton International Festival.

During the 2018/19 season, Adrian will direct La Serenissima in a flagship programme The Godfather at venues around the UK, will perform two bespoke programmes at London’s Wigmore Hall, and will tour to Italy, Denmark, Germany and Spain.

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