‘Paris’ Concerto 2 for strings & continuo in e, RV 133
Concerto for violin, oboe, strings, & continuo in F, RV 543
Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in a, RV 440
Concerto for bassoon, strings & continuo in C, RV 473
Concerto Il Gran Mogul for flute, strings & continuo in d, RV 431a- world premiere recording
‘Paris’ Concerto 11 for strings & continuo in G, RV 150
Concerto Intitolato La Notte for flute, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in g, RV 104
‘Paris’ Concerto 7 for strings & continuo in d, RV 127
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in B flat, RV 365 - world premiere recording

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima, winners of the 2010 Gramophone Award in the Baroque Instrumental category for Vivaldi: The French Connection (AV 2178), present the sequel, The French Connection 2, which features the world-premiere recording of Il Gran Mogol, the lost Vivaldi Flute Concerto recently rediscovered in the National Archives of Scotland. The album contains a further eight varied concertos by Vivaldi, including another world-premiere recording of a Violin Concerto.

Mainstream international media focused their attention on the unearthing of Il Gran Mogol and did so again in February when the work was released first as a digital download. This premiere recording, by today?s leading exponents of the music of Vivaldi, did not disappoint and resulted in headline features in Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, Classic FM and numerous other international media.

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Vol 1 AV 2178; Recorded at the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, England, 8 11 February, 2011 Recording producer: Simon Fox-Gál