Ipata's playing is impeccable in both technique and style … Many a period-instrument musician could learn from studying this example. The members of Auser Musici, on this occasion a tiny string band, play their period instruments with Mediterranean sparkle and wit, with some occasional delightful flourishes for solo violin and cello. What a lovely disc this is
Neapolitan Flute Concertos, Vol. 1
Giuseppe de Majo
Niccolò Jommelli
Antonio Palella
Gennaro Rava
Tommaso Prota
AuserMusici
Hyperion CDA67784
Recensioni
The performances are a delight. What with Carlo Ipata's liquid tone and secure virtuosity, and the brightness, nimbleness and transparency of the one-to-a-part strings of Auser Musici (excellently captured by the recording), this unassuming but sunny and attractive music has surely achieved its finest hour