Donna con Mandolino G. B. Tiepolo

OPERA DA CAMERA DI VENEZIA - mandolin, harpsichord and cello "received the review of your concert at the Palazzo Grimani and the Querini Foundation, published in the Berkshire Review, by Michel Miller, in which he makes extensive reference to the concert in the museum last September 18, 2010 (Sonatas for Mandolin). The reviewer (whom I see in other articles reviewing recent performances of Die Meistersinger in Bayreuth, La Traviata at La Fenice, the Kronos Quartet at the Edinburgh Festival), defines the concert as literally “outstanding” and in particular”: “At five there was an excellent free concert, just less than an hour long, with mandolin sonatas by Vivaldi and Scarlatti, organized by the Scuola di Musica Antica (www.smavenezia.com) and played by Lars Forslund, accompained by Lorenzo and Mario Parravicini, cello and harpsichord. Forslund was the master of about every nuance of dynamics and tone you could imagine in the mandolin, as well as some you might not. He could make the instrument sharp and piercing, as well as muted and dark. The accompaniment was spirited and sensitive, and the acoustics produced a robust, present sound, perfectly right for this music, which might well have been played in the palazzo during the composers’ lifetimes”. www.berkshirereview.net Michel Miller Berkshire Review   "I congratulate and thank the musicians who play with artistic commitment, passion and who produce results that go far beyond mere simple professional correctness. I would forward these remarks to the leaders of the Foundation”.   Marco Rosa Salva Scuola di Musica Antica di Venezia (School of Ancient Music in Venice) www.smavenezia.com

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