my students love this, i play this during the toughest exams, Nobody has ever failed! Slowly increased in volume over two hours, they really seem more energized at the end of the exam than the beginning. This performer has taken a truly graet composer and elevated him to the highest. We can only hope Biondi uses his pull to dig out more old Scarlatti!

Agreed wholeheartedly! Biondi and Europa Galante are a real thrird millenium renneasence of the early italian string composers. I can and have stayed up all night just listening to Europa galante playing Scarlatti.

60 million seconds later, and this is still one of the most amazing compositions and performances of same, I have ever heard, and predict at 45 years, that i may ever hear. This is a true nexus of artistic genius.

La santissima trinita i previously said it intruduced me to opera.. I was wrong. La santissima is not opera, it is truly its own sub-genre. Regardless of classification- Biondi's recording of the best italian composer, with the best italian singers, accompanied by the best italian (or other) ensemble playing the best italian instuments. stirs the heart and soul like no other event in life itself! Invernizzi's arias, though prosaic, are luminous!! it will make you cry, soul or not.

Biond, i believe is one of the best performers of ancient music especially Vivaldi and Scarlatti. One of my favourites. In this video the strings are very sharp and responsive

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My God in heaven i love this music!!!

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fantastic - i think i know the cellist (or remember him from IU)

ancient music kitten, The genius Scarlatti revived by Fabio Biondi / europa galante

This is not only good, its good that its almost terrifying:D

@peymaania Ancient Music probably means any music written before Hayden, Mozart and the lot. I don't know really, not an expert on the subject. But, we all agree here that A.Scarlatti is one of the great masters.

Where does this music come from? where do these people play it? is this new music, why have i never heard it before?

@shnimmuc thats very relative.

Italian classics. Scarlatti. da Vinci. Amati. Ferrari. Biondi. Si, Fabio Biondi. avec Europa galante hath ressurected Allesandro and Dominico (yes, i know the difference) Scarlatti from the ignace of history. This is a great movement, but get _Scarlatti, concerti et Sinfonia_ listen to tracks 31, 33, and 34. Short, gamma ray bursts of pure brilliance on the part of the composer, (Scarlatti) the performer (biondi) and the luthier (Paulo testore). These songs will christen my Ferrari.

The music is wonderful! The videographer's obsession with close-ups is a bit annoying.