Following several exciting and critically acclaimed albums as a Baroque trio, this Amsterdam-based group is now augmented to become a chamber orchestra for the first time, and with a new moniker - Fantasticus XL! Their debut recording as an expanded group features three diverse early concerti that chart the differing forms of French and German forms of this evolving genre. The album consists of one concerto for each original member of the trio: Rie Kimura (Jean-Marie Leclair), Robert Smith (Johann Gottlieb Graun), and Guillermo Brachetta (Wilhelm Freidemann Bach).

Tracklist:

Concerto for Viola Da Gamba in C Major Graunwv A:Xiii:2: I. Allegro Di Molto 11:34
Concerto for Viola Da Gamba in C Major Graunwv A:Xiii:2: II. Arietta E Poco Andante Con Sordini 7:12
Concerto for Viola Da Gamba in C Major Graunwv A:Xiii:2: III. Presto 7:34
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 10, No. 6: I. Allegro Ma Poco 8:07
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 10, No. 6: II. Andante Aria Grazioso 3:57
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 10, No. 6: III. Allegro 6:07
Concerto for Harpsichord in F Major BR C13 / Falck 44: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 9:58
Concerto for Harpsichord in F Major BR C13 / Falck 44: II. Molto Adagio 9:29
Concerto for Harpsichord in F Major BR C13 / Falck 44: III. Presto 6:04

UPC: 5060262790700
Label: Resonus Classics
Release Date: 5.6.16
Format: CD

Fantasticus Xl - Conversed Monologue (CD)