Boris Begelman - Telemann: Violin Sonatas (2015)

With four of the works on this album being world premiere recordings, this new recording of music for baroque violin reveals Telemann as an accomplished and fastidious craftsman, with an acute sense of effective colour and an ability to blend stylistically divergent features into a fluent and satisfying whole. The performances by Boris Begelman are characteristically energetic and stylish. This attractive package is completed with liner notes by Boris Begelman about the ornamentation and embellishment of the melody as one of the most interesting aspects of the 18th century music performance.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
BORIS BEGELMAN was born in Moscow in 1983 and began his violin studies at the early age of seven. After music school and college he studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Following his growing interest in Early Music, Boris obtained his diploma in baroque violin (magna cum laude) at the Conservatorio Bellini di Palermo with Enrico Onofri (violin) and Riccardo Minasi (chamber music) in January 2013.
Boris has appeared as concertmaster as well as soloist with some of the finest baroque orchestras today including “Il Complesso Barocco” (Italy), “Accademia Bizantina” (Italy), “Cappella Gabetta” (Switzerland), “Il Pomo d'oro” (Italy), “Cappella Mediterranea” (France), “Divino Sospiro” (Portugal) and the “Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra” (Israel).

LUDOVICO TAKESHI MINASI was born in Rome in 1984. He began his musical education at Santa Cecilia Conservatory. Since the beginning of his studies he has developed a strong interest in Early Music. Lucovico performs with many European ensembles. In 2004, Ludovico was awarded a prize at the Van Wassenaer Concours (Den Haag), and as a member of the ensemble "Cafebaum Banda Barocca" he has won several international competitions. His album “Stella di Napoli” with Joyce DiDonato and the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon is nominated for the 57th Grammy Award as “Best Classical Vocal Solo Album” and received a Diapason d’Or.

ALEXANDRA KORENEVA was born in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory obtaining her post-graduate degree on harpsichord, piano and historical keyboard instruments. Alexandra performs in Russia and abroad in collaboration with world-renowned musicians, including Joyce DiDonato, Yury Bashmet, Luca Pianca, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Eric Bosgraaf or Alexei Lubimov.