Review: Handel – Concerti Grossi (The Avison Ensemble / Pavlo Beznosiuk)
Handel’s Opus 6 set of concerti grossi is a textbook of string writing, which students have been studying for centuries.
January 3, 2011
Handel’s Opus 6 set of concerti grossi is a textbook of string writing, which students have been studying for centuries.
Any recording that fails to stress the contrasts between these pieces is missing something.
If ever you needed a musical snapshot of Vienna between the wars, this is it.
A sweeping portrayal of the depths Mozart was able to find within this most honed-back of all chamber ensembles.