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Al-Bunduqiyya – The Lost Concerto

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An album that really should be heard from start to finish, weaving seemingly disparate elements into a gorgeous and cohesive whole. The Vivaldi concertos are performed with such verve that they sound virtually brand new, while Sollima’s brilliant Lost Concerto manages to sound both Vivaldian and totally original.

Jan WellerHost

Al-Bunduqiyya is the Arabic name for Venice and The Lost Concerto is a work composed in 2021 by the charismatic cellist Giovanni Sollima. It germinated from the only extant fragment – the orchestral viola part, now preserved at the Venice Conservatory – of a Vivaldi cello concerto in E minor. Among the other items are complete concertos by Vivaldi, solo improvisations by Sollima, a piece by Vivaldi’s long-lived contemporary Tartini, and music of the Cypriot and Albanian traditions. Paired with the stylish period instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro, the album crosses cultures and eras, setting Vivaldi in the context of his native city’s historical relationship with the eastern Mediterranean and Asia.

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