Paul Paradise has selected eight of Arcangelo Corelli's twelve Concerti Grossi and combined the concertino parts with the concerto grosso parts, edited the bowings, and added fingerings. Now these masterful works are playable by string orchestra or string quartet. The Concerto Grossi included are: No. 4 in D Major * No. 7 in D Major * No. 10 in C Major * No. 11 in B-flat Major * No. 12 in in F Major * No. 3 in C Minor * No. 8 in G Minor (Christmas) * No. 2 in F Major.
Über den Autor Arcangelo (Komponist) Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli studierte bei G. Benvenuti und L. Brugnoli in Bologna. Er wirkte als Komponist und Violinvirtuose. Man bezeichnet ihn als den Schöpfer des Concerto grosso. Seine Sammlung "12 Concerti grossi" op. 6 erschien 1714 in Amsterdam.