Roberto Falcone
Giorgio Fava
Judit Földes Gianpietro Rosato
Giancarlo Pavan
Walter Vestidello Giancarlo Rado
Walter Vestidello
 
  • “Although you can take delight in listening to their recordings, you must see their performances in person in order to appreciate the intensity, the attention offered one another and the delicate phrasing that transform their art into a reality almost tactile in its beauty” – 
    L. Arruga in     PANORAMA, 1997.

  • "La phalange vénitienne d'instruments anciens des Sonatori a révolutionné la discographie vivaldienne"
    (D. Morrier)     DIAPASON 1999.

 

  • "The Sonatori do not show off, they speak quite simply, but a language of perfect rethoric".
    (S.Rougol) GOLDBERG) 1999
  •  "Alles klingt souverän und absolut logisch. Spannung von Alpha bis Omega."
    (    R..Strobl ) Alte Musik Aktuell  2000
 
First assembled in Treviso (a city in the Veneto region known during the Renaissance as "Marca Gioiosa"), the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca have become one of the most famous groups in Italy, an ensemble that for almost twenty years has been playing ancient music on period instruments. A string ensemble that can be expanded into a small orchestra, the Sonatori feature a repertoire that ranges from the late 16th century to Classicism, with particular dedication to traditional music of the Veneto.

The Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca have taken part in such important international music festivals as those held in Ambronaye, Amsterdam (the Concertgebouw), Ascona (Settimane Musicali), Bremen (Musikfest), Bruges (Festival van Vlaanderen), Bruxelles (Festival de Wallonie, Printemps de Sablon), Buenos Aires (Teatro Coliseum), Le Chaise Dieu, Lisbona (Goulbenkian, Capuchos), Luzern (Osterfestspiele), Ludwigsburg, Lugano (Primavera Concertistica), Montreux (Voice & Music Festival), München (Opern-Festspiele), Regensburg (Tage Alte Musik), Salzburg (Mozarteum, Bach-Gesellschaft), Sion (Festival Tibor Varga), St.Moritz (Snow & Simphony), Zürich (Tonhalle), Wien (Musikvereinsaal, Resonanzen), among others, and they have likewise performed in major cities throughout Europe. In Italy, the complex has played at the most important music festivals as well as for the primary concert organizers, including Bologna Festival, Città di Castello (Festival delle Nazioni), Ferrara Musica, Firenze (Amici della Musica), Milano (Società del Quartetto, San Maurizio), Padova (Amici della Musica), Reggio Emila (Teatro Valli), Siena (Accademia Chigiana), Torino (Unione musicale), Vicenza (Amici della Musica) etc.

Their concerts have been broadcast on a regular basis by all the principal radio networks in Europe.

Often the recipients of awards from the music media for their many recordings, the Sonatori won the "Diapason d'or de l'année" in Paris for their concert rendition of Antonio Vivaldi's "Le Humane passioni" (Divox Antiqua) together with the violinist Giuliano Carmignola. And in Venice in 1998, the group received the "Premio Vivaldi" presented by the G. Cini Foundation for "Balli, capricci e stravaganze".

Again in 1998, the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca collaborated with Cecilia Bartoli in making a video and CD (Decca) at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, a performance that has won clamorous applause from music critics all over the world.

Inoltre per l‘etichetta francese  Erato sono state realizzate dal 1999 ad oggi le seguenti registrazioni: Concerti della Natura di A.Vivaldi, Concerti Veneziani, Follie all‘Italiana, I Concerti per Violoncello dellla Collezione Schömborn  di A.Vivaldi e Harmonie Veneziane

Along with their interpretations of masterpieces by Vivaldi, the Sonatori have devoted themselves to the re-discovery of the great musical tradition of 17th- century Italy. As part of this initiative, the group has made several recordings of the "Musiche per Archi della Repubblica di Venezia" (Music for Strings of the Republic of Venice), a project undertaken in collaboration with the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR).