Pietro Castrucci, a pupil of Corelli and a leading violinist in Handel’s London, was greatly admired in his lifetime yet soon forgotten. His twelve Concerti Grossi, published in 1738 and long overlooked, reveal music of colour, imagination and distinctive charm, poised between Roman tradition and London brilliance – graceful, quirky and irresistibly tuneful.

Violinist/director Kinga Ujszászi and Spiritato, acclaimed for their vivid revivals of neglected Baroque repertoire, bring these works freshly to life in stylish, energised performances. This is the first recording of the complete set of concertos, reinstating a missing – and delightful – voice to its place in the musical story of eighteenth-century London.