I Musici: Durante, Vivaldi & Manfredini Concerti - Philips 839 526 VGY

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.