Giuseppe Valentini (1681-1753): Concerto for four violins, viola, cello, and continuo in A minor, Op. 7 No. 11
Antonio Montanari (1676-1737): Concerto for four violins, cello, and continuo in D minor, Op. 1 No. 2 Concerto for four violins, viola, cello, and continuo in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 6 Concerto for four violins, viola, cello, and continuo in E major, Op. 1 No. 7
Giovanni Mossi (c. 1680-1742): Concerto for four violins, cello, and continuo in E minor, Op. 4 No. 11 Concerto for eight violins, cello, and continuo in G minor, Op. 4 No. 12
The musical influence of the famous Arcangelo Corelli is witnessed in this set of recordings of unjustly neglected concertos by three of his pupils. The variety of these works is captured by the period instruments of the critically acclaimed baroque ensemble Collegium Musicum 90 under the direction of its founder, Simon Standage, who is also soloist here. The album reveals Corelli’s influence, from a style of execution that was of vital importance to the development of violin playing to a compositional manner that, in establishing the pre-eminence of the violin, proved central to the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto. Under its exclusive contract with Chandos, Collegium Musicum 90 has made more than sixty CDs, forty of them with Simon Standage. Recording: All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, London, 19 – 22 August 2016
