Europa Galante
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Biondi effortlessly surmounts the technical difficulties and stylistic challenges of each concerto. He also directs Europa Galante with characteristic vigour and aplomb — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Moments of pure magic can be savoured above all in slow movements, but also when ingeniously incorporated within the contrasting ideas of faster ones…Biondi conveys this subtle blend of ‘beau... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710 Rolando Villazón (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste), Romina Basso (Teseo)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Réédition
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Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte
RecommendedRolando Villazón (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste), Romina Basso (Teseo)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Joyce DiDonato is compelling as the passionate Hippolyta, her 'Onde chiare' especially beguiling. Vivica Genaux is splendid in the role of the warrior-queen Antiope, presenting her credentials... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2010
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Editor's Choice
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A bracing, Baroque-pitched tutti - basses slapping, harpsichord punching, upper strings digging with their bow heels - starts the disc. Biondi's first solo strains at the leash...Il Proteo makes... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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Building a Library, November 2017, Also Recommended
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Vivaldi: Argippo
RecommendedEmőke Baráth (soprano), Marie Lys (soprano), Delphine Galou (contralto), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Luigi De Donato (bass), Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Scholarship aside, what counts is whether Fabio Biondi directing Europa Galante finds satisfying music theatre in this collage. And so he does...Vivaldi’s musical fingerprints are everywhere... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th December 2020
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Vivaldi: L'estro armonico - 12 concerti, Op. 3
RecommendedIsabella Longo, Enrico Casazza, Raffaello Negri (violin), Mauricio Naddeo (violoncello)
L'estro armonico, Fabio Biondi (violin and direction)
No other set of Vivaldi's concertos contains the sheer variety on display in L'estro armonico. The catalogue has seldom been without a decent recording of these ceaselessly fascinating works,... — More…
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Building a Library, December 1999, First Choice
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Building a Library, March 2020, Also recommended
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Vivaldi: Bajazet
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Bajazet), Patrizia Ciofi (Idaspe), David Daniels (Tamerlano), Elina Garanca (Andronico), Vivica Genaux (Irène), Marijana Mijanovic (Asteria)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Fabio Biondi and his ensemble Europa Galante… seem to have found their métier and the result is vibrant and compelling. David Daniels is on impressive form as the cruel warrior Tamerlano.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Refreshingly, the programme is drawn from the composer's most experimental works...and is delivered not just with percussion, but also with fire, enthusiasm and wit. — More…
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