Charles Brewer, American Record Guide On this new release, Cristiano Contadin plays the solo part and the first bass part in Corrette’s later Le Phenix for four generic basses on viola da gamba. Contadin has the technical ability to make even the hard passages sound easy,...
Read MoreJulie Anne Sadie Goode, THE VIOL review Summer 2015 n° 39, The Viola da Gamba Society Contadin, playing with warmth and sublime control both treble and bass viols, offers us an unparalleled overview of Telemann’s approach and a sense of his high regard for the viol…Cristiano...
Read MoreClic Musique, September 2019 John Dowland’s melancholy masterpiece in a new recording infused by both passion and scholarly research…the Italian violist Cristiano Contadin has boldly created a broken consort performance which mixes the recorder and also early violin and viola in with the uniquely grainy timbre...
Read MoreAmong Michel Corrette’s best-known works is Le phénix, a brief concerto as catchy as a pop song, which has earned a spot in the slim repertoire of modern cello and bassoon quartets. Restored to period instrument form by Cristiano Contadin and the Opera Prima Ensemble,...
Read More… As I wrote, this set has been recorded before on the cello. This performance on the viola da gamba is a real alternative. From a historical point of view, the cello is the more obvious choice, but musically speaking these sonatas come off just...
Read More…This collection is actually a showcase for the skillful and highly engaging gamba work of Cristiano Contadin, performing with the members of the Opera Prima Ensemble… Contadin’s agile and expressive performing is frequently matched by solo work for Opera Prima musicians, particularly those playing violin...
Read More… The gamba playing by Cristiano Contadin is one of the most precise demonstrations of technical and interpretive skill I have heard in a long time, and this among many other accomplished gambists.. January 2014 - Fanfare Magazine / Bertil van Boer...
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