An Englishman Abroad La Serenissima & Adrian Chandler

• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Chacony for Strings & Continuo, Z.730:
• 1Purcell: Chacony for Strings & Continuo, Z.73004:31
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G5:
• 2Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G5: I. Largo – Fuga06:34
• 3Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G5: II. Loure04:01
• 4Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G5: III. Bourée 1 – Bourée 202:47
• 5Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G503:08
• 6Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in G Major, TWV 55: G5: V. Air Angloise01:09
• Nicola Matteis the Younger (1650 - 1713): Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major:
• 7Younger: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major: I. Sinfonia02:04
• 8Younger: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio01:18
• 9Younger: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major: III. Air: Allegro e Presto02:12
• 10Younger: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major: IV. Sarabanda03:11
• 11Younger: Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in B-Flat Major: V. Allegro01:37
• Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736): La Verità nell’Inganno: Ouverture:
• 12Caldara: La Verità nell’Inganno: Ouverture: Largo – Presto – Adagio – Presto03:38
• Nicola Matteis the Younger: La Verità nell’Inganno: L'Ultimo Balletto:
• 13Younger: La Verità nell’Inganno: L'Ultimo Balletto: I. Aria per li Masacari01:28
• 14Younger: La Verità nell’Inganno: L'Ultimo Balletto: II. Aria per li Sultani01:15
• 15Younger: La Verità nell’Inganno: L'Ultimo Balletto: III. Aria00:59
• 16Younger: La Verità nell’Inganno: L'Ultimo Balletto: IV. Tempo di Ciaconna01:59
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 11, No. 2, RV 277 "Il Favorito":
• 17Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 11, No. 2, RV 277 "Il Favorito": I. Allegro05:18
• 18Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 11, No. 2, RV 277 "Il Favorito": II. Andante04:28
• 19Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 11, No. 2, RV 277 "Il Favorito": III. Allegro04:56
• Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690 - 1758): Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major:
• 20Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: I. Largo – Fuga04:22
• 21Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: II. Aria02:35
• 22Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: III. Adagio02:25
• 23Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: IV. Hornpipe01:56
• 24Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: V. Bourée01:19
• 25Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: VI. Aria01:56
• 26Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: VII. Aria02:14
• 27Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: VIII. Aria03:09
• 28Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: IX. Aria02:03
• 29Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: X. Aria01:43
• 30Brescianello: Ouverture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in C Major: XI. Gigue01:43
• Chaconne for Strings & Continuo in A Major:
• 31Brescianello: Chaconne for Strings & Continuo in A Major05:50
• Total Runtime01:27:48

Info for An Englishman Abroad

The latest release from renowned period ensemble La Serenissima celebrates the life and work of Nicola Matteis the Younger. Born in London to an Italian father and English mother, Matteis was immersed in the style of Henry Purcell before leaving England in 1700 for the Imperial Court in Vienna. All of the music on the album is – rather fortuitously – Carolean; either written for Charles II of England, or for (or in the realm of) Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. It is all too easy to think that the English style and English musicians were unknown on the continent in the early C18, but this selection of music shows that this wasn’t (always) the case. There are some cracking dances and dance suites featured here as well as a ravishingly beautiful Vivaldi concerto and two superb Chaconnes, one by an Englishman, and one by an Italian.

La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor, violin

Adrian Chandler
Born on Merseyside in 1974, Adrian Chandler is recognised internationally as a leading interpreter of Italian baroque music. Whilst a student at the Royal College of Music, Adrian founded La Serenissima with whom he has performed as Director/Soloist at major festivals and has recorded extensively for the Avie label (winning a Gramophone Award in 2010). He has been Guest Director and Soloist with many ensembles and will make his debut with Concerto Copenhagen in 2019. Adrian’s performances have been broadcast extensively worldwide; his disc of virtuoso violin sonatas Per Monsieur Pisendel 2 released in 2014 attracted rave reviews and featured on the soundtrack of hit American TV series The Originals. His interpretation of The Four Seasons was released in 2015 to outstanding critical reception and his unique combination of research, editing and performing work has been recognised by twice winning the Gramophone Award for Baroque Instrumental for recording projects The French Connection (2010) and The Italian Job (2017). Adrian’s most recent recording with La Serenissima is a disc of double concertos Vivaldi x2, released in 2018, which went straight to No.1 in the Classical Charts and attracted great critical acclaim.

Known for his virtuosity and commitment as performer, Adrian also works tirelessly to research and edit new repertoire for La Serenissima. He held an Arts and Humanities Research Council fellowship at Southampton University to research the development of the North Italian violin concerto 1690 – 1740, and subsequently a two-year post as Turner Sims Professor. He curated La Serenissima’s first ever residency The Grand Tour at St John’s Smith Square, London during the 2016/17 season, devised and directed three concerts for the 2017 Vivaldi in Venice festival, and in 2018 directed the UK premiere of Brescianello’s opera Tisbe for the Buxton International Festival.

During the 2018/19 season, Adrian will direct La Serenissima in a flagship programme The Godfather at venues around the UK, will perform two bespoke programmes at London’s Wigmore Hall, and will tour to Italy, Denmark, Germany and Spain.

Booklet for An Englishman Abroad