Haydn: Harpsichord & Violin Concertos/ Montanari

Ottavio Dantone: conductor & harpsichord, Stefano Montanari: violin, Accademia Bizantina

Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11 / Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major, Hob.VIIa:4 / Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major with violin and strings, Hob. XVIII:6 'Double'

Milan’s 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 today’s 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 group’s leader Stefano Montanari plays the solo part in the Violin Concerto The Independent lauded the recording of Bach’s Harpsichord Concertos: “For intimacy and brio, there’s Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina . . . the ensemble is faultless.”

Price: $18.98