The three composers on this disc (Antonio Montanari, Giovanni Mossi, and Giuseppe Valentini) all played in the premiere of Handel’s La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, directed by Corelli. I think the title is a stretch (the composers were technically Corelli’s violins… for one performance), but for performances this good I’m willing to accept some marketing frippery.

The recording focuses on concerti grossi, and is divided equally between the three. Remarkably, it seems Valentini got to the idea of the concerto...