The eight-member, San Francisco Bay Area-based Archetti Baroque String Ensemble was founded in 2010 by violinist Carla Moore and viola da gambist John Dornenburg to perform the rich chamber concerto repertory of the Baroque era in historically-informed style without a conductor. The ensemble’s name, “little bows” in Italian, alludes to the dominance of bowed stringed instruments in the Italian Baroque concerto repertory. Centaur’s Handel and Hellendaal: Grand Concertos is their debut CD. “dazzling clarity” (SF Examiner Online) “beautiful ensemble playing” (Early Music America)

Tracklist:

1. Grand Concerto In D Major, Op. 3, No. 5: I. Largo
2. Grand Concerto In D Major, Op. 3, No. 5: II. Allegro
3. Grand Concerto In D Major, Op. 3, No. 5: III. Larghetto
4. Grand Concerto In D Major, Op. 3, No. 5: IV. Allegro
5. Grand Concerto In D Major, Op. 3, No. 5: V. March
6. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: I. [Larghetto E Staccato]
7. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: II. Allegro
8. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: III. Presto
9. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: IV. Largo
10. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: V. Allegro
11. Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: VI. Menuet: Un Poco Larghetto
12. Grand Concerto In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: I. Ouverture
13. Grand Concerto In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: II. Allegro
14. Grand Concerto In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: III. Largo
15. Grand Concerto In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: IV. Presto
16. Grand Concerto In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: V. Menuet
17. Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: I. Andante Larghetto, E Staccato
18. Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: II. Allegro
19. Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: III. Largo, E Staccato
20. Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: IV. Andante
21. Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: V. Allegro
22. Grand Concerto In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: I. Ouverture
23. Grand Concerto In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: II. Allegro
24. Grand Concerto In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: III. Affettuoso
25. Grand Concerto In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: IV. Presto
26. Grand Concerto In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: V. Borea