Valova,Zefira Violin Concertos: Benda Graun Saint-Georges Sirmen CD

Ll Pomo d'Oro and Zefira Valova focus here on the little-known violin concertos of the second half of the eighteenth century. Bringing together the works of Franz Benda and Johann Gottlieb Graun (in a world premiere recording), pillars of the orchestra at the court of Frederick II of Prussia, as well as those of the Venetian virtuoso Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen and the iconoclastic Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges (also in a world premiere recording), this album offers a bright panorama of the evolution of the genre, culminating in Mozart's achievements in the last quarter of the century, of which Il Pomo d'Oro and Zefira Valova offer us a glimpse with the famous Rondo in C K. 373.

1. Benda: Violin Concerto in a Major, L2.13 I. Allegro 2. Benda: Violin Concerto in a Major, L2.13 II. Adagio Poco Andante 3. Benda: Violin Concerto in a Major, L2.13 III. Presto 4. Graun: Violin Concerto in C minor, Graunwv Av:Xii:18 I. Allegretto 5. Graun: Violin Concerto in C minor, Graunwv Av:Xii:18 II. Adagio 6. Graun: Violin Concerto in C minor, Graunwv Av:Xii:18 III. Allegro 7. Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D Major I. Allegro Maestoso 8. Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D Major II. Adagio 9. Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D Major III. Rondeau 10. Lombardini Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op.3, No.1 I. Allegro 11. Lombardini Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op.3, No.1 II. Andante 12. Lombardini Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op.3, No.1 III. Rondo 13. Mozart: Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 373: Allegretto Grazioso