Written by Tartini as a young man, this concerto offers the soloist rewarding opportunities to dazzle. In the initial Allegro, polyphonic writing alternates with virtuouso sections full of runs and do...
Prepared from all four known sources, this concerto from Tartini's first compositional period emerges as a masterpiece.
Joseph Haydn's La Canterina ('The Singing Girl') was one of the composer's earliest stage works, written in 1766 soon after Prince Nikolaus Esterházy had promoted him to first Kapellmeister. The libre...
Diane et Endymion is a tragédie lyrique in three acts about the mythological love story of the goddess Diana for the shepherd Endymion. The libretto written by the almost unknown Jean-François Espic c...
Alcalay, herself an accomplished pianist, here combines virtuosic pianism with masterful colouristic orchestration.
Late 20th century chamber music radiating energy, colour and life!
