Rinaldo Alessandrini | Concerto Italiano

Rinaldo Alessandrini | artistic director

One is immediately captivated by the Italian ensemble not only through its pure harmony, virtuosity and colourful gestures, but also by its natural and lively approach. Articulated phrasing, continuo playing full of fantasy, a transparent style of music making and its usual technical perfection are always equally remarkable. In short: perfectly interpreted Baroque music.

The interpretations of Rinaldo Alessandrini and his Concerto Italiano have significantly influenced the perception of Italian music of the 17th and 18th centuries, making the ensemble one of the most outstanding of its kind. The Concerto Italiano has been represented for years on all the renowned stages of early music.

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On Tour

April 14, 2024 | Lutry (CH)

New Releases

Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano dedicate their new album to the motets of Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690), a very influential composer of the Seicento.

Giovanni Legrenzi – Motetti | NAÏVE

 

Naive Classique continues its series of recordings of Monteverdi’s madrigals with this double CD. The theme of the 7th book of madrigals is – love, a theme that was particularly close to the composer’s heart.

Madrigali Libro 7 | NAÏVE | listen

 

L‘Estro Armonico op. 3, Bach 6 Concerti after Vivaldi | NAÏVE | listen

 

Daylight. Stories of Songs, Dances and Loves. Monteverdi | NAÏVE | listen

Reviews

Playing these assorted concertos and sinfonie one-to-a-part (plenty of 18th-century precedent here), Alessandrini and his crack players marry elegance with unfailing rhythmic zest, always attentive to textural clarity and the shaping of bass lines. The continuo (harpsichord and/or theorbo) adds impetus without ever becoming irritatingly obtrusive. Alessandrini and his band bring a devil-may-care exuberance to a Vivaldi ripieno concerto – one of the few works here with no Corellian pedigree – and a vividly gestural, quasi-operatic manner to a sinfonia funebre which may or may not be by Locatelli. In an enterprisingly chosen repertoire, Concerto Italiano are here at their exhilarating, imaginative best. Gramophone | CD 1700 | Richard Wigmore

Rinaldo Alessandrini | artistic director

One is immediately captivated by the Italian ensemble not only through its pure harmony, virtuosity and colourful gestures, but also by its natural and lively approach. Articulated phrasing, continuo playing full of fantasy, a transparent style of music making and its usual technical perfection are always equally remarkable. In short: perfectly interpreted Baroque music.

read more

The interpretations of Rinaldo Alessandrini and his Concerto Italiano have significantly influenced the perception of Italian music of the 17th and 18th centuries, making the ensemble one of the most outstanding of its kind. The Concerto Italiano has been represented for years on all the renowned stages of early music.