Francesco Corti and Il Pomo d'Oro continue their acclaimed series of Bach harpsichord concertos, now moving to the works for two harpsichords, BWV 1060-1062, together with Andrea Buccarella. Compared to the previous two instalments, the accompanying ensemble is small, allowing for maximal transparency and focus on the soloists. The greatest discographic asset of this album is Corti’s arrangement
The first recording of ll Pomo d’Oro with its concertmaster Zefira Valova as soloist focuses on the little-known violin concertos of the second half of the eighteenth century. Bringing together the works of Franz Benda and his elder, 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
Mandolin on Stage is the first recorded collaboration of Il Pomo d'Oro with Italian mandolinist Raffaele la Ragione. The programme, conducted by Francesco Corti, the principal guest conductor of Il Pomo d'Oro, presents some of the best known works for this instrument. From Vivaldi’s famous mandolin concertos, by way of the typically Neapolitan examples by Paisiello and Lecce,
In September 2021 we recorded EDEN, an ambitious new recording project with our friend Joyce DiDonato and our principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev at the Teatro Comunale of Lonigo. The wide-ranging program goes from Handel to Ives, Gluck to Mahler and Wagner, and it involved 54 musicians. Exploring the majesty, might, and mystery of Nature through both arresting and evocative
In December 2021 we will tour in multiple German cities and Bologna presenting works by Paisiello, Barbella, Scarlatti, Galuppi and Cecere with the celebrated mandolin player Avi Avital and Alfia Bakieva as concertmaster. 06 Dec: Hildesheim /KulturRing Hildesheim 08 Dec: Hamburg / Elbphilharmonie 09 Dec: Düsseldorf / Tonhalle, Großer Saal 12 Dec: Cologne / Kölner Philharmonie 13 Dec:
The 2021-22 season continues with the anticipated tour of Handel's Theodora with performances in Austria, Italy, France, Luxembourg and Germany. The oratorio will also be recorded live in Essen, and will be later released by Erato / Warner Classics. Il Pomo d'Oro's principal conductor is back in front of the orchestra to lead the concertante version of Handel's famous
The 2021-22 season continues with a highlight of the baroque operatic repertoire: the tour of Handel's Radamisto with performances in France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland. Handel's first opera performed in 1720 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Radamisto was a great success in its time before entering a 240-year sleep. The intensity of the dramatic situations and
Anima Aeterna is the third collaboration of il Pomo d'Oro with Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński. The program of sacred arias and motets from the 18th century features several world premiere recordings. Following the path of previous albums, Anima Aeterna has also unearthed many treasures of rather unknown baroque composers such as: Bartolomeo Nucci, Gennaro Manna, a member of
This summer we will be touring across Europe with our friend Jakub Józef Orliński, with Il Pomo d'Oro led by and Francesco Corti and Zefira Valova. Facce d'Amore won recently the category of Best Solo Recital Album at the International Opera Awards 2021. Congratulations to all the musicians of this album! Dates 26 June: Cremona / Teatro Comunale Ponchielli 28-29 June: Paris / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 03 July: Ljubljana / Cankarjev dom 04 July: Versailles / Chateau de
This summer will see the premiere of a new production featuring two works by Claudio Monteverdi: the semi-thematical ballet Ballo delle Ingrate and the staged madrigal Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, conducted by Francesco Corti. This production is an artistic project by ANAGOOR, with stage direction by Simone Derai. Dates 19-25 June: Cremona / Teatro Ponchielli 06-08 July: Reggio Emilia / Teatro Valli