Andrew Manze is not only a superb violinist -- check out his Biber sonatas -- but also a superb music director. Since taking over the calcified old
Academy of Ancient Music and bringing the group with him to Harmonia Mundi, he has produced a stunning series of recordings: a couple of
Vivaldi discs, a wonderful set of
Handel's Opus 6 concertos, a sublime disc of the
Bach concertos. Now they have released Geminiani's Concerto Grossi after Corelli's Op. 5, and it is their best yet.