Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti da Camera, Vol. 1 (Concerti, Op. 10) - Giovanni Antonini / Il Giardino Armonico

On this CD:

1. Chamber Concerto ("La tempesta di mare"), for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in F major, RV 98
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

2. Chamber Concerto ("La notte"), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

3. Chamber Concerto ("Il gardellino"), for flute/recorder or violin, oboe or violin, violin, bassoon or cello & continuo, in D, RV 90
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

4. Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in G major, Op. 10/4, RV 435
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

5. Recorder Concerto, for recorder, strings & continuo in F major, RV 442
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

6. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in G major, RV 101
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Tracks:

Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 1 In F Major RV 98 - 'La Tempesta di mare': Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 1 In F Major RV 98 - 'La Tempesta di mare': Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 1 In F Major RV 98 - 'La Tempesta di mare': Presto
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 104 - 'La Notte': Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 104 - 'La Notte': Fantasmi: Presto - Largo - Andante
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 104 - 'La Notte': Presto
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 104 - 'La Notte': Il Sonno: Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 104 - 'La Notte': Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 3 In D Major RV 90 - 'Il Gardellino': Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 3 In D Major RV 90 - 'Il Gardellino': Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 3 In D Major RV 90 - 'Il Gardellino': Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 4 In G Major RV 435: Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 4 In G Major RV 435: Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 4 In G Major RV 435: Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 5 In F Major RV 442 - 'Tutti gli istrumenti sordini': Allegro ma non molto
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 5 In F Major RV 442 - 'Tutti gli istrumenti sordini': Largo e cantabile
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 5 In F Major RV 442 - 'Tutti gli istrumenti sordini': Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 6 In G Major RV 101: Allegro
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 6 In G Major RV 101: Largo
Concerti Op. 10: Concerto No. 6 In G Major RV 101: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Every time I listen to this CD I love it more........2000-02-06

People who love Vivaldi, as I do, sense that he composed the music to be played like this. Maybe Vivaldi didn't play every note exactly like this but Giardino Armonico and Vivaldi are linked in spirit. They impart to this music the equal parts of surging power, delicate sublimness, joyous originality, and unbounded diversity Vivaldi intended. Vivaldi gems, the short phrases or single notes that suddenly appear to delight and mezmorize the audience, abound.

Indeed every piece on this CD is a show stopper. If Vivaldi composed today, or maybe fifty years from now, he would bring the house down.

Anyone who does not love Antonio Vivaldi after listening to any Giardino Armonico performance just does not get it.

Exhilirating.......1999-08-30

Transcriptions of these concertos have been published in Vivaldi's opus 10, for transverse flute. Here, Il Giardino Armonico plays the original version of these concertos, which features recorder, oboe and bassoon parts. These early versions are, in my opinion, far superior in almost every point to the opus 10 concertos. Il Giardino Armonico's readings of Vivaldi are here more exhilirating than ever: the Red Priest's furious, energetic hand is certainly well served by such interpretations. The first two concertos, "The Storm at Sea" and "The Night" are of course the main attractions. I personally dislike the third ("The Goldfinch"), particularly in this rendering with sopranino recorder. But the overall qualities of this album make it a must-have, especially for those who are familiar with op. 10, and of course for the fans of Il Giardino Armonico. Discover Vivaldi in all his imperiousness.