![]() Intonation is precise, but tones are occasionally “bent”, as a jazz musician might, to add exotic spice to moments of emotional extreme. Tempos are not defined in strict intervals, but remain as dynamic as volume, subject to the ebb and flow of the melodic architecture. ![]() His sense of dynamic contrast pushes the limits of the recording engineers’ technical capacities. Avital often uses a dif- ferent plectrum or pick for each section of music. The music-making is bold, personal and immediate. Avital is dogmatic only in the spirit of tireless experimentation – daring, risking and teasing startling new sounds out of these familiar pieces.Īs the recording sessions unfold, it becomes clear that not only historically-informed performance practice, but also the spirit of rock music is at heart of Avital’s interpretative approach. On this journey of discovery there are no taboos: much as in Venice itself, the lines between historical practice and contemporary spirit are blurred, the exalted and the profane sit side by side. For Avital, as both soloist and musical director, recording a Vivaldi album is not an act of passive veneration, but an open-ended invitation to explore the man’s music and his world. Yet a virtuoso interpretation of the four Vivaldi concertos here recorded – that for mandolin and its sibling for lute, together with two familiar violin concertos in Avital’s own transcriptions – is not enough. With his current recording project, however, he brings the mandolin “home”, to the music of Antonio Vivaldi, the beloved Venetian composer whose Mandolin Concerto forms the cornerstone – “the Old Testament”, says Avital – of the instrument’s repertoire. From Bach to tangos, from Balkan improvisations to Dvořák string quartets, his concert programmes fearlessly and seamlessly transcend musical genres, while his disco graphy demonstrates a masterful versatility. ![]() Grammy-nominated classical mandolinist Avi Avital is an artist who relentlessly pushes at boundaries and defies expectations. The Four Seasons - Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “Summer” orig. for luteĬoncerto in C major, RV 443 orig. for violinĬoncerto in D major, RV 93 orig.
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