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Her CD, Amazone, became Gramophone magazine’s 2021 editor’s choice.ĭunford has quickly established himself as a Vancouver favourite, making a remarkable debut with countertenor Iestyn Davis for the Vancouver Recital Society in 2014, then returning last fall for a delightful solo recital for Early Music Vancouver. Also very much featured on the tour is mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, a rising star on the European scene with prestigious performances at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the Salzburg Festival, plus regular appearances in opera houses. Their spring tour of North America features arias from some five operas, two lute concerti, a cello concerto and a single example of Vivaldi’s Latin religious music (well, he was a priest, after all).ĭunford is artistic director of the Ensemble, a quintet of strings plus keyboards and organ. Lute virtuoso Thomas Dunford and his Jupiter Ensemble aim to do something about that. Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre is a rising star on the European scene. In the 1950s, the introduction of the long-playing record made him, at long last, a household name, though this new renown was based on a pathetically small sample of his enormous catalogue.

Then scholars of the 20th century bring-back-the-Baroque movement began to resuscitate his works. Vivaldi and his music were entirely forgotten. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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There's also a bonus track from Astor Piazzolla, displaying all of his most distinctive hallmarks.Īs with its predecessor, this album displays musicianship of the highest order and is a fitting farewell to a great player. Alongside this appear works that Lloyd Webber has himself arranged, the cellos taking the place of other instruments in Vivaldi's repertoire. The Concerto in G minor was Vivaldi's only original concerto for two cellos. Here they continue to demonstrate their musical as well as personal chemistry with works by Vivaldi.

The Lloyd Webbers' last album release together was the highly successful A Tale of Two Cellos, which was both critically acclaimed and commercially a hit. This album came in at No.20 in Classic FM's Album of the Year 2014. This latest recording from Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber will have added poignancy for his fans around the world as the cellist has now been forced to withdraw from performing because of an injury. Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 22 September 2014. Julian Lloyd Webber joins his cellist wife for his 'farewell' album.