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About I Musici
Hometown
Rome, Italy
Formed
1951
Genre
Classical
Since the early '50s, the pioneering chamber orchestra I Musici has focused on the music of the Italian Baroque but performs a variety of other works. The group set a basic pattern for countless other small Baroque orchestras. The idea of a chamber orchestra devoted to Baroque music was quite new when I Musici was formed, and one without a conductor was newer still, but group members contended successfully that for much of the Italian Baroque, a conductor was not used. The group was championed early on by legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini. The group's recording activities stretch well back into the LP era, playing a major role in popularizing Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos, which it has recorded several times. The group released a new recording of The Four Seasons in 2022, by which time, its catalog comprised some 100 albums.
Members of I Musici include, or have included, Maria Teresa Garatti, Felix Ayo, Pina Carmirelli, Roberto Michelucci, Enzo Altobelli, Francesco Strano, Walter Gallozzi, Arnaldo Apostoli, Claudio Buccarella, Pasquale Pellegrino, Massimo Paris, Antonio Anselmi, Pietro Bosna, Gastone Tassinari, and Silvio Di Rocco.
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