Search - Arcangelo Corelli, Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra :: Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

"Ross Pople's performances with the London Festival Orchestra confirm that he senses this ongoing revelation--and what splendid performances he offers" -- GRAMOPHONE

Thanks to his employment by various rich patrons, Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) was able to lead a life free of financial worries, as well as a steady demand for his compositions. In the year 1774 -- one year after Corelli's death -- the twelve Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 were published in Amsterdam. They display a new genre at its highest perfection. The Concerto Grosso was developed during the last decades of the seventeenth century and calls for an orchestra made up of various groupings of instruments in direct dialogue. This was the form later used by Bach in his Brandenburg Concertos. The most famous of Corelli's is No. 8, known as the "Christmas Concerto." The repertoire of the London Festival Orchestra embraces the very widest range -- from the eclectic and contemporary to the classical and baroque, from Boccherini and Bach to Tippett and Tavener. The excellence of the LFO's playing is reflected in the outstanding reviews its recordings have universally received.