Venice by Night

a delightful vignette of 18th-century Venetian nightlife...Lawson is, in turn, a gondola-borne singer...equally at home in the simplest syllabic songs, genlte cantabile and, at the end, a sparkling... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 25th Jun 2012
Catalogue No: AV2257
Label: Avie
Length: 79 minutes

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anon.: Si la gondola avere

Work length3:40

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Simon Munday, Peter Whelan, Mhairi Lawson (soloist), Adrian Chandler (soloist)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Pollarolo: Sinfonia to La Vendetta d'Amore for Trumpet

Work length3:11

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday (soloist), Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Allegro assai

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Largo

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Spiritoso

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Albinoni: Sinfonia for Strings & Continuo in G, Si 7

Work length6:01

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

1. Allegro

Track length2:17

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2. Largo è sempre piano

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3. Allegro

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Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, Strings & Continuo in C, RV 477

Work length11:23

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Peter Whelan (soloist), Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

1. Allegro

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2. Largo

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3. Allegro

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anon.: Cara Nina el bon to sesto for soprano & guitar

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson (soloist), Adrian Chandler
La Serenissima

Veracini: Fuga, o capriccio con quattro soggetti in d for strings & continuo in d

Work length3:05

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Lotti: Alma Ride Exulta Mortalis for Soprano, Strings & Continuo

Work length12:28

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson (soloist)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Aria- Allegro

Track length4:38

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Recitativo

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Ritornello- Adagio

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Aria- Adagio

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Alleluja

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Albinoni: Sinfonia to Il Nome Glorioso in Terra Santificato in Cielo for Trumpet, String & Continuo

Work length4:21

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday (soloist), Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

1. Allegro

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2. Adagio

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3. Allegro

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anon.: No stè a condanarme for soprano & continuo

Work length1:45

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson (soloist)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in E, RV 278

Work length14:55

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Simon Munday, Peter Whelan, Mhairi Lawson, Adrian Chandler (soloist)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Allegro Molto- Largo- Allegro Molto- Andante

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Largo

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Allegro

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Porta, G: Sinfonia for trumpet, strings & continuo in D

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday (soloist), Mhairi Lawson
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

Allegro assai

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Andante

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Allegro

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Vivaldi: Il Fidarsi alla Spene for Soprano, Strings & Continuo from L'Olimpiade, RV 725

Work length12:24

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Peter Whelan, Simon Munday, Mhairi Lawson (soloist)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler

1. Recitativo

Track length0:32

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2. Aria- Largo

Track length6:30

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3. Recitativo

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4. Aria- Allegro

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Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima, with virtuoso soloists soprano Mhairi Lawson, trumpeter Simon Munday and bassoonist Peter Whelan, transport you back to the heyday of the Venetian Republic with music from grand opera, serenatas, concertos, sinfonias, motets and gondoliers’ ballads, including several world premiere recordings.

Adrian Chandler’s and La Serenissima’s 10th release for Avie – coinciding with the label’s 10th Anniversary – has all the hallmarks that have made the Vivaldi specialists one of the best-selling and acclaimed period-instrument bands performing today. Adrian’s erudition and his ensemble’s crowd-pleasing performances combine to produce recordings that are at once popular and enlightening. Venice by Night evokes an era of the Venetian Republic when the arts flourished, attracting audiences from all over Europe including scores of royalty. Feeding the tourist trade, the resident composers revelled in creating everything from grand operas and serenatas, virtuoso concertos and sinfonias, motets and gondoliers’ ballads. As with the chart-topping Vivaldi: The French Connection 2 (AV2218) which featured the world-premiere recording of the flute concerto Il Gran Mogol, Adrian has once again unearthed numerous works from this period that are recorded for the first time.

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November 2012

a delightful vignette of 18th-century Venetian nightlife...Lawson is, in turn, a gondola-borne singer...equally at home in the simplest syllabic songs, genlte cantabile and, at the end, a sparkling Vivaldi duet di agilita with trumpet. Peter Whelan is a virtuoso bassoonist...Simon Munday proves an impeccable trumpeter...With five 'first recordings', this is not to be missed.

July 2012

This exploration of early-18th-century Venice functions cleverly on several levels. Time-travelling grand tourists are invited to spend an imaginary evening travelling around La Serenissima's diverse musical attractions...and sensing some of the different types of public music the city has to offer...Peter Whelan's feats of technical agility are astonishing.

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