CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO The Swedish Mandolin Ensemble CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO Established 1996 by Lars Forslund CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO  The Swedish mandolinist Lars Forslund established the Camerata Mandolino Classico to bring together musicians with a special interest in the Baroque era from his own country and from his second home - Venice. The first concert of the Camerata Mandolino Classico, with the organist Margherita Gianola in the Basilica dei Frari, was the beginning of many triumphant successes to date. The first collaboration of the Camerata Mandolino Classico took place in Venice in 1998. Since 2004, the cooperation has included the Opera da Camera di Venezia as well. MUSIC BY LORENZO CRISTIANO   Two lovely mandolin sonatas La Caccia and Il Mulino are composed for  Neapolitan mandolin and basso continuo. The arrangements are by Lars Forslund. They use special fingerings and plectrum techniques to exploit unusual tonal resources of the mandolin. The sonatas were inspired by Baroque violin music, in particular that of Handel, Vivaldi and Scarlatti. THE GLORIA BY LORENZO CRISTIANO  Sacred Music with Mandolin Solo. This choral work was composed by Cristiano and arranged by Lars Forslund for a mixed or women's choir, four soloists (SATB or SSAA), string orchestra, harpsichord or organ and solo Neapolitan mandolin. Cristiano was inspired by sacred Italian Baroque music, in particular by Vivaldi and Corelli. BAROQUE MUSIC FOR MANDOLIN Arrangements by Lars Forslund on midi file “IL MANDOLINO AMOROSO” Musica per mandolino, cembalo e basso Vivaldi, Beethoven & Edelmann Lars Forslund - mandolin Mario Parravicini - harpsichord Olof Näslund - bass guitar LISTEN TO THE ENSEMBLE Recordings from Concerts & Studios MENU: SONATE PER MANDOLINO by Lorenzo Cristiano MENU: VIVALDI, BACH & HÄNDEL Ouverture and Concerti   01 Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto con molti strumenti: Allegro 02 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite n. 3 in D major: Ouverture 03 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite n. 3 in D major: Air 04 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite n. 3 in D major: Gavotte 1 & 2 05 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite n. 3 in D major: Bourrée 06 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite n. 3 in D major: Gigue 07 J. S. Bach, Concert for Harpsichord in F minor: Allegro 08 J. S. Bach, Concert for Harpsichord in F minor: Largo 09 J. S. Bach, Concert for Harpsichord in F minor: Allegro 10 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for 2 Oboes in D minor: Largo 11 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for 2 Oboes in D minor: Allegro 12 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for 2 Oboes in D minor: Largo 13 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for 2 Oboes in D minor: Allegro 14 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Minuet 15 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Andante 16 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Alla Hornpipe 17 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Rigaudon 18 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Gigue 19 Georg Friedrich Händel, Watermusic-Suite: Menuet 20 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandola in C minor: Allegro  21 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandola in C minor: Largo  22 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandola in C minor: Allegro  MENU: SONATE PER MANDOLINO by Domenico Scarlatti   01 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor: Grave 02 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor: Allegro 03 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor: Grave  04 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor: Allegro 05 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor: Allegro 06 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor: Grave 07 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor: Allegro 08 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor: Siciliana 09 Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor: Allegro MENU: “IL MANDOLINO AMOROSO” Musica per mandolino, cembalo e basso   01 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandolin in C major: Allegro 02 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandolin in C major: Largo 03 Antonio Vivaldi, Concert for Mandolin in C major: Allegro 04 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in E minor: Andante molto 05 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in E minor: Larghetto 06 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in E minor:  Allegro 07 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in C major: Andante molto 08 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in C major: Largo 09 Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in C major: Allegro 10 Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonatina in C minor: Adagio 11 Edelmann, Concerto for Harpsichord in D major: Maestoso 12 Edelmann, Concerto for Harpsichord in D major: Andantino 13 Edelmann, Concerto for Harpsichord in D major: Rondo “La Caccia” 01 Allegro moderato 02 Adagio 03 Allegro alla caccia MENU: GLORIA IN EXCELLCIS by Lorenzo Cristiano “Il Mulino” 04 Largo assai 05 Allegro moderato 06 Menuetto 07 Giga (Allegro) 01 Gloria in Excellcis 02 Et in terra pax 03 Laudamus te 04 Gratias agimus tibi 05 Propter magnam gloriam 06 Domine Deus 07 Domini Fili unigenite 08 Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 09 Qui tollis peccata mundi 10 Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris 11 Quoniam tu solus sanctus Attacca: Cum Sancto Spiritu Complete 1 - 12 DOMENICO SCARLATTI Sonatas for mandolin and basso continuo Sonatas in E minor & D minor Lars Forslund - mandolin Mario Parravicini - harpsichord Lorenzo Parravicini - violoncello VIVALDI, BACH & HÄNDEL Suites and concerts for oboes, mandolins, mandola, guitars and harpsichord CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO Soloists Lars Forslund, Anders Textorius - mandolin I & II Kenneth Frejd, Per Ingolf Skaare - guitar I & II Per Bengtsson, Gunnar Månberg - oboe I & II Margherita Gianola - harpsichord soloist Urban Coleman - mandola soloist Mandolino I Lars Forslund, Reidar Edvardsen, Anders Textorius Mandolino II Ingemar Hjertén, Ernesto Voss, Lars Bruno Mandola Urban Coleman Chitarra Kenneth Frejd, Per Ingolf Skaare Chitarra di Contrabbasso Olof Näslund Track no 7, 8 and 9 plays also Stefanie Rauch - Mandolino I and Keith Harris is conducting