Erato Records was founded in 1953 with its initial mandate to promote French Baroque music. Since that time, the label has created some of the greatest recordings we now enjoy and has established some of the most notable artists in classical music including Jean-François Paillard, Maurice André, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Marie-Claire Alain and Hélène Grimaud.
I Solisti Veneti, under the direction of Claudio Scimone, presents works of four Italian composers who flourished during the second half of the 18th century, Domenico Caudioso, Giuseppe Giuliano, Gian Francesco Eterardi and Gaspare Gabbellone. Each evokes the charming style of mandolin writing from this period in music history.
—J. Maxwell Fletcher
Caudioso: Concerto en sol majeur pour mandoline et orchestre a cordes; Giuliano: Concerto en sol majeur pour mandoline avec 2 violons et basse; Eterardi: Concerto en ré majeur pour mandoline avec 2 violones et basse "Echo"; Gabbellone: Concerto en fa majeur pour mandoline et orchestre a cordes.
Alessandro Pitrelli, Bonifaccio Bianchi, Mandolins; I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, Conductor.