‘The Avison Ensemble offer suave, personable performances, allowing this exquisitely engaging music to do its own work.’ The Sunday Times ‘What emerges in Pavlo Beznosiuk’s supple performance with the Avison Ensemble is music of immense suavity and elegance – from the enchanting Largo of the 6th, to the tender pastoral of the Christmas Concerto.’ The Independent A fittingly satisfying finale to the series, Corelli's church sonatas are exquisite, highly refined compositions representing a high point of Italian Baroque instrumental music. Corelli's contribution to the history of violin performance was immense. All six of his published collections of instrumental music demonstrate his exceptional skill as a violinist and composer.
The series has been greeted with wide critical acclaim: Opus 2 & 4 was named ‘Recording of the Month' by Musicweb International which also named Opus 6 a 2012 ‘Recording of the Year', whilst Opus 5 was awarded by BBC Music Magazine who praised Beznosiuk's 'intuitively musical performances.'
The SACD layer is both 5.1 channel and 2-channel. The Studio Master files are 192kHz / 24 bit.