Milans acclaimed period performance specialists Accademia Bizantina conclude the Haydn anniversary celebrations with an invigorating rethinking of his concertos for harpsichord and violin.
Accademia Bizantina, esteemed by critics and music lovers as one of todays foremost period performance ensembles, is especially renowned for its respectful mastery of 17th- and 18th-century Italian repertoire.
The disc contains a concerto each for violin and harpsichord, as well as one for both instruments. Multi-talented Ottavio Dantone conducts the ensemble and is harpsichord soloist. The groups leader Stefano Montanari plays the solo part in the Violin Concerto
The Independent lauded the recording of Bachs Harpsichord Concertos: For intimacy and brio, theres Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina . . . the ensemble is faultless.