MATTEIS: IL GENIO INGLESE

The figure of prodigiously gifted violinist Nicola Matteis looms large in this program featuring composers active in Restoration England. Transplanted from his native Italy to London he was one of a host of artists and performers from across Europe who flocked to the city and made a crucial impact on the country s musical culture. The artistry of Alice Julien-Laferrière and the members of the ensemble Ground Floor demonstrates that this sumptuous and sonically seductive repertoire from the middle of the 17th century can truly hold it s own against the work of later masters.