I Musici

I Musici
I Musici
Chamber orchestra
	Members of I Musici on a visit to Israel, 1962
Founded	1951
Location	Rome
Website	www.imusici.info

I Musici (pronounced [iˈmuːzitʃi]), also known as I Musici di Roma, is an Italian chamber orchestra from Rome formed in 1951.^[1] They are well known for their interpretations of Baroque and other works, particularly Antonio Vivaldi and Tomaso Albinoni.

Among their engagements, the original chamber orchestra completed acclaimed tours of Southern Africa 1956, and again in 1967, with a few replacement performers.^[2]

In the 1970s, I Musici recorded the first classical music video and, later, the group was the first to record a compact disc for the Philips label.^[1]

Instrumentation

I Musici consists of a group of string instruments and one harpsichord. The strings include six violins, two violas, two cellos, and one double bass.

Members

I Musici is a conductorless ensemble; the relationships among the twelve musicians enable great harmony in their music-making.

I Musici today

Violins: Antonio Anselmi, Marco Serino, Ettore Pellegrino, Pasquale Pellegrino, Francesca Vicari, Gian Luca Apostoli
Viola: Massimo Paris, Silvio Di Rocco
Cello: Vito Paternoster, Pietro Bosna
Double bass: Roberto Gambioli
Harpsichord: Francesco Buccarella

Former members

Violins: Salvatore Accardo, Federico Agostini, Felix Ayo, Arnaldo Apostoli, Claudio Buccarella, Pina Carmirelli, Italo Colandrea, Anna Maria Cotogni, Walter Gallozzi, Roberto Michelucci, Antonio Salvatore, Virgil Simons, Mariana Sirbu, Franco Tamponi, Luciano Vicari
Viola: Dino Asciolla, Aldo Bennici, Paolo Centurioni, Carmen Franco, Alfonso Ghedin, Bruno Giuranna
Cello: Enzo Altobelli, Mario Centurione, Francesco Strano
Double bass: Lucio Buccarella
Harpsichord: Maria Teresa Garatti

References

^ ^a ^b "I Musici di Roma" (PDF). A Celebration of Italian Art, Film, and Music. National Gallery of Art. 2012. p. 17. Retrieved 21 October 2012. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Photo 1956, original "I Musici" chamber orchestra acclaimed tour of Southern Africa, and again 1967 (with a few new faces)". Classicalmusicianstoza.blogspot.ca. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

External links

[NGA-1] "I Musici di Roma" (PDF). A Celebration of Italian Art, Film, and Music. National Gallery of Art. 2012. p. 17. Retrieved 21 October 2012. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Photo 1956, original "I Musici" chamber orchestra acclaimed tour of Southern Africa, and again 1967 (with a few new faces)". Classicalmusicianstoza.blogspot.ca. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[1]

[2]