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Recorded in the bright acoustics of the Teatro Bibiena in Mantua, Zefiro's second release on the Arcana label is devoted to the colorful world of Telemann's Overtures. The three masterworks presented here highlight the unique quality of this versatile ensemble, formed by the oboists Alfredo Bernardini and Paolo Grazzi, and the bassoonist Alberto Grazzi, specializing in 18th century works that give particular prominence to wind instruments.
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Despite the use of period instruments, including some fine blaring natural horns, this couldn't be called a historically informed performance of Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music, HWV 351." The work was not composed for a pleasant onboard afternoon musicale like the "Water Music," but instead was part of an event that would have been one of the top items on CNN Headline News for 1749: the celebration of the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, brokered by King...