I Musici on fonè label

giulio cesare ricci is proud to announce the first project - which will include three recordings - with
I Musici, the historical Italian chamber ensemble.
The prestigious chamber group has chosen the Teatro Comunale di Ortona, Italy to record their
new disc with the collaboration of the Istituto Nazionale Tostiano.
This first recording “Serenata Italiana” will be published in SACD, XRCD and Vinyl 200g. Made
in Japan formats and will include Nino Rota’s Concerto per Archi, written expressly for I Musici by
the famous composer.
The album will feature also the Antiche Danze ed Arie by Ottorino Respighi, the Intermezzi
Goldoniani by Marco Enrico Bossi and Crisantemi by Giacomo Puccini.
I Musici are one of the most prominent Italian ensembles. They were formed in Rome in 1952.
The Chamber Orchestra is composed by six violins, two violas, two cellos, one double bass and one
harpsichord or piano. Their debut took place with a great success over half a century ago at the
Accademia di Santa Cecilia and was the beginning of an astonishing career which, in little time,
placed them among the protagonists of international concert performances.
Currently I Musici are regular guests at the most important International Festivals and have a very
intense concert activity.
They have recorded for many years in exclusive for Philips a real “goldmine” of works of 18th, 19th
and 20th century composers. They have received countless outstanding awards including:
Grand Prix de l'Accademie Charles Cros, Grand Prix International du Disc, Edison Award,
Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Grand Prix des Discophiles
Their recording of the Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has gained the Platinum Disc with Diamond.
This new recording has been made by giulio cesare ricci with his complete “state of the art”
analogue and digital system, conceived and realised to enhance at its maximum the quality of the
legendary Neumann U47, U48 e M49 ( 1947/1948/1949) microphones, in order to offer to I Musici
a “real” natural sound.
Violins
Antonio Anselmi, N. Amati - 1676 Cremona
Marco Serino, N. Amati - 1661 Cremona
Pasquale Pellegrino, G. Cappa - 1691 Saluzzo
Claudio Buccarella, G. B. Ceruti - 1796 Cremona
Gianluca Apostoli, G. Pressenda - 1821 Torino
Violas
Massimo Paris, P. Guarnieri -1697 Mantua
Silvio Di Rocco, M. Blaurock after A. Amati 1574 Cremona
Cellos
Vito Paternoster, L. Carcassi - 1780 Florence
Pietro Bosna, L. Storioni - 1791 Cremona
Double Bass
Giancarlo De Frenza, G. Sgarbi - 1885 Rome