I Musici: Durante, Vivaldi & Manfredini Concerti - Philips 839 526 VGY
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Jacket FAIR / LP NM (Dutch pressing - blue/silver label - stereo)
This lovely LP from Philips (839 626 VGY, Dutch pressing, blue/silver label / bold letter logo, stereo) features the crack Italian chamber ensemble I Musici in a delightful all-Baroque music program, warmly recorded at the Salle de la Villa, Rome, in April 1960.
The exact contents are as follows:
Francesco Durante: Flute Concerto in F minor
Severino Gazzelloni, flute
Enzo, Altobelli, cello
Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in E minor P. 137
Leo Driehuys, oboe
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor P. 148 (Op. 3/10 from 'L'Estro Armonico')
Roberto Michelucci, first violin
Anna Maria Cotogni, second violin
Luciano Vicaro, third violin
Walter Gallozzi, fourth violin
Enzo Altobelli, cello
Francesco Manfredini: Concerto Grosso in C Major Op. 3 No. 12 (“Per Il Santissimo Natale”)
Enzo Altobelli, cello
Roberto Michelucci, first violin
Anna Maria Cotogni, second violin
Maria Teresa Garatti, organ
There are insightful liner notes (uncredited) on the reverse side of the jacket, provided in English, German, and French. The striking cover design is similarly uncredited.