Al-Bunduqiyya: The Lost Concerto CD
Al-Bunduqiyya is the Arabic name for Venice and The Lost Concerto is a work composed in 2021 by the charismatic cellist Giovanni Sollima. It germinated from the only surviving fragment of a Vivaldi cello concerto. Among the other items are complete concertos by Vivaldi, solo improvisations by Sollima, a piece by Vivaldi’s contemporary Tartini, and music of the Cypriot and Albanian traditions. Accompanied by the period instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro, the album crosses cultures and eras, setting Vivaldi in the context of his native city’s historical relationship with the eastern Mediterranean and Asia.
