{"product_id":"geminiani-quinta-essentia","title":"Geminiani: Quinta Essentia","description":"Why Francesco Geminiani is not mentioned these days  alongside other great masters of the era of Baroque music is  a bit of a mystery. Together with Corelli and Handel her was  one of the composers who made a great career for himself in  eighteenth-century Great Britain. Concerto Koln has not  forgotten him, on the contrary: the ensemble pays homage  to him as one of the true greats. And now the musicians have  chosen their favourite pieces from his entire oeuvre and  called it Geminiani's Quintessence.  Concerto Koln has chosen works from all categories of his  work for this project, with bassoonist Lorenzo Alpert taking a  leading role in selecting those rare works \"which we think are  the loveliest and most accomplished of his compositions.\"  The fact that Geminiani left a host of teaching manuals about  playing technique and interpretation was decisive for the  ensemble's interpretation of the works. \"These rich sources  of information made it possible for us to employ some  surprising and unusual stylistic elements in our readings of  his Concerti Grossi,\" explains Alpert. \"They are what led to  his special and very personal 'Quinta Essentia'\" which will be  available on CD and double vinyl.","brand":"Berlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":50780266791192,"sku":"885470013336","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4454910-3445287.jpg?v=1760700449","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/geminiani-quinta-essentia","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}