HANDEL

 

Concerti grossi opus 6

 

Avison Ensemble / Pavlo Beznosiuk

 

Numbers 1 – 12

 

Pavlo Beznosiuk (director and violin)

Joanne Green (violin)

Jane Gordon (violin)

Iwona Muszynnska (violin)

Caroline Balding (violin)

Simon Kodurand (violin)

Katarina Bengtson (violin)

Ellen O’Dell (violin)

Rachel Byrt (viola)

Emile de Roubaix (viola)

Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)

Deborah Thorne (cello)

Tim Amherst (bass)

Roger Hamilton (harpsichord)

 

“They must surely be one of the finest baroque ensembles now in existence.”

Early Music News

“This is exemplary baroque string playing, and at its most tasteful.” The Consort

 

The Avison Ensemble is an outstanding period instrument orchestra who has been performing together for nearly 25 years. The Ensemble, directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk, gives a fresh and insightful performance of George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece Concerti Grossi Opus 6.

 

• This recording encompasses Handel’s complete Concerti Grossi Opus 6, a work widely thought to be the definitive example of the concerto grosso and one of the composer's greatest contributions to

the Baroque period.

 

• Under the masterful direction of Pavlo Beznosiuk the Ensemble’s enviable precision and musical rapport is evident.

• The period ensemble creates dazzling colour, the tones and textures bringing this popular Baroque masterpiece to life.

• Formed in 1985, the Ensemble has attracted great critical acclaim. The Guardian commented: “I’d take the Avison Ensemble over Karajan…any day”.

• The Avison Ensemble comprises some of Europe's leading baroque musicians, including artists from The Hague, Germany, France, Austria and London, with international soloists from all over the globe.

• Pavlo Beznosiuk, the UK's foremost baroque violin virtuoso, is in demand as a soloist and orchestral leader performing regularly with the Academy of Ancient Music and Orchestra of the Age of

Enlightenment.

 

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