Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti

On this CD:

1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 281
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

2. Concerto, for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 133
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

3. Cello Concerto, for cello, strings & continuo in D minor, RV 407
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

4. Double Concerto, for violin & organ, strings & continuo in D minor, RV 541
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

5. Concerto per la solennità di S Lorenzo, for violin, strings & continuo in F major (also attributed to J. G. Graun), RV 286
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

6. Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D Major, RV 511
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

7. Double Cello Concerto, for 2 cellos, strings & continuo in G Minor, RV 531
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Europa Galante
Conducted by Fabio Biondi

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro
I. Allegro Molto
II. Andante Molto
III. Allegro
I. [Allegro]
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. [Lento]
III. Allegro
I. [Allegro]
II. Largo
III. [Allegro]
I. Allegro
II. Largo A Piacimento
III. Allegro

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The seven Concerti per Mandolini are diverse enough to disprove the frequently heard accusation that all Vivaldi concertos sound alike. Though they are cast in the same three-movement structure, each has its own character, from playful, ingratiating charm to ardor, high drama, and lamentatious intensity. The fast movements are stately and brilliant with scintillating running passages; the slow ones are songful, pleading, and melancholy. Though at times Vivaldi succumbs to his predilection for sequences, these pieces have an incredible variety of tonality, mood, and color, employing a large number of instruments in many arresting combinations; the final one requires 17 instruments. In addition to the solo mandolins, there are standard and unusual strings and winds, including such rarities as chalumeaux, theorbo, viole all'inglese, and violini in tromba marina. The performances, at lowered pitch, are splendid throughout: brilliant in the fast, virtuosic movements, perfect in intonation and balance, pure in sound, invariably expressive, often passionate. The players use vibrato sparingly and add elegant ornamentation and cadenzas. Biondi, director and concertmaster, has a wonderfully sweet tone and leads without dominating the group. One cavil: the musicians get louder on all ascending passages and softer on all descending ones, and they make a long pause before every final note. This approach may be stylistically "authentic," but it becomes an annoying mannerism through overuse and exaggeration. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Finally, Fast Enough!!!!.......2007-02-17

The Concerto for Diverse Instruments (called Two Mandolins on this CD) a piece that I had an old LP of with Bernstein & the NY Philharmonic, but until now, no one has really played it with the speed and spirit that old LP recording had. I really do recommend this CD and also will be buying more of Fabio Biondi's materials as time goes on. While he's no Bernstein, his work on this particular piece surpasses that of the great master!

Study in Color.......2006-03-25

Admittedly I bought this CD because it was the only recording of RV 558 that I could find in Hong kong. This is one of the most bizarre concerti grosso that has ever been composed; it is scored for 2 violini in trombe marina, 2 recorders, 2 mandolins, 2 chalemeaux, 2 theorbos and cello, in addition to strings and continuo (performed here on harpsichord). Clearly Vivaldi wanted to make a splash with this piece and he threw in everything in the back closet; the alternation of tone colors is really amazing.

A word about these instruments, working backwards. The theorbo is an obsolete but astonishingly lovely member of the lute family; it's something like a cross between a harp (with 8 unfretted bass strings that can sound only a single note) and a twelve string guitar (with 6 pairs of fretted strings) but pitched low--the upper two strings are not considerably higher than the two strings below them, which makes for ease of fingering but limits the upper range. The chalemeaux are precursors of the clarinet and are aurally difficult to distinguish from their progeny. Mandolins are plucked/strummed stringed instruments with 4 pairs of strings tuned like a violin, and these instruments were most likely played by violinists. The violins in trombe marina are somewhat controversial; Europa Galante come down firmly on the side of the score that these are essentially regular violins fixed with an asymmetric bridge which causes a sort of buzzing or rattling sound rather similar to the buzziness of the harpsichord, oddly enough, and which was thought to imitate the sound of the obsolete and incredibly bizarre tromba marina. But other scholars have argued that the parts were meant for performance on actual trombe marina. The "Sea Trumpet" was in fact a stringed instrument thought to sound like a trumpet but be more agile (trumpets in those times did not have valves and so had a very limited pitch choice--they were essentially bugles.). It has only a single melodic string, rather long, but up to 50 strings that resonate with sympathetic vibration with the melodic string. To make things even more curious, only harmonics were played on the instrument, throwing the intonation of certain pitches completely out of the norm. The tromba marina gets its name in part because it was said to be heard best at a distance, as over a body of water. I can testify that this is true--it's really a hideous sound that you wouldn't want to hear close up, something like a viola being scratched against a chalkboard. It's hard for me to believe that Vivaldi really composed this piece not just for one tromba marina, but for two; beyond the horror of the noise lies the fact that the parts probably aren't even close to possible on the tromba marina, but lie perfectly well on the violin.

At any rate, the piece is about color in a way that probably no one other than Bach conceived of for a very long time. And herein lies my complaint (a minor one); the performance is lovely, but I sometimes find the harpsichord overwhelming. It's especially difficult to hear the theorbos--they're so low; and to distinguish the violins in trombe marina sometimes--they match the harpsichord sound too much. Granted, in the Concerto RV 555, the two harpsichords are solo instruments and should be treated as such. But how RV 558 would flourish with less harpsichord--it would be such a treat.

At any rate, these are all delightful pieces, really some of Vivaldi at his best if you're tired of the Four Seasons, and certainly worthwhile performances.

Vivaldi and Europa Galante Make a Joyful Noise.......2004-04-27

As all reviewers on this page seem to agree, the first order of business is to jettison the old saw that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 500 times. Certainly he can be faulted, as he always will, for falling back on too-obvious formulae (those oft-cited repeated sequences of his), but as for sounding alike: Just try the jovial, gallant first movement of RV 425 for solo mandolin and follow it with the somber, near-tragic opening of RV 319 for violin, oboes, and bassoon. Next, give RV 558 a spin; how different the grand, heroic sweep of this first movement!

Now that we've disposed of the chestnut about the sameness of the concerti, we can talk about the performances of Biondi and Europa Galante. I find them enthrallingly virtuosic in the Bach-like noodlings required of the two violins and two cellos in RV 564, a truly captivating work reminiscent, for me, of the Third Brandenburg. On the other hand, Biondi captures perfectly the sober mood of RV 319, where sentiment overrules virtuosity.

The two concertos for mandolins (RV 532 and RV 425) are some of Vivaldi's most genial, and they emerge with the right sense of dash and wit, while the two concerti RV 558 and RV 555 for "molti strumenti" make a grand noise, especially those raspy, rattling violini in tromba marina! On the other hand, the recorders, chalumeaux, theorbos, and cellos add a tenderness and grace in their solos that balance out the acerbity of these strange instruments. RV 555 increases the stereophonic effects with two harpsichords and with three violins against two viole all'inglese and the aforementioned cellos. In all, it's a remarkable sound world Vivaldi created in these two works, like nothing else in the concerto literature, and the virtuosi of Europa Galante make the music sound every bit as important as it should.

The recording, made in a church, is both close-up and highly reverberant, which takes a little getting used to, but once the ear adjusts, it reveals the dividends paid by the close miking. The solos all emerge with crystal clarity and timbral purity, while the ensemble playing is detailed and analytical without being clinical, thanks to that reverb. Though the recording tends to highlight the high end of things, it is probably true to the big, bright sound picture Vivaldi "saw" when he conducted his all-girl orchestra at the Ospedale della Pieta.

An exciting CD indeed.

Who says baroque stuff can't be electrifying?.......2004-01-13

This is one of the most encouraging and exciting discs in 2002! After a few hours of Vivaldi listening, one often gets the impression that he spinned out new concerti by applying the same formula - they all sound vaguely the same, after all. Vivaldi fatigue I call it. That's all the more why we need a disc like this: Biondi and his superb Europa Galante show that Vivaldi concerti can be full of surprises and excitement, and extremely colourful writings. These are readings of high drama and strong emotions, it's hard to imagine anybody not moved by the sheer energy level and dedication. Concerto RV 576 gets a superb airing especially.

- Biondi is still surprising- Grâce à Pisendel.......2003-02-14

At first, I had to be convinced. I have to admit it was long. Now it's done. Well done.
Fabio Biondi is at his best in the "Concerto en sol mineur" (dédié à Pisendel(RV 319)". In "Concerto en ut majeur" (RV 558), Jean-Christophe Spinosi (do you know him and his ensemble "Matheus" (Naive)) was able to gave more surrealistic moments. But the Europa Galante version is very interesting.

Tracks:

An Untold Story: Assaggio No.1 In G Minor - Johann Helmich Roman
The Legend Of Casanova: Tambourins I/II From Daro - Jean-Philippe Rameau
I Yield To Love: Cello Concerto No.3 In D Minor - Leonardo Leo
Eternal Damnation: Overture From Les Fetes De Polymnie/Overture From Platee/Overture From Zoroastre - Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Doge's Decree: Concerto In C Major - Antonio Vivaldi
A Venetian Virgin - Alexandre Desplat
San Cremori At Dawn: Concerto In C Major For Harpsicord And Strings - Giovanni Paisiello
A Lover's Duel: Overture From La Madrilena - Vicente Martin Y Soler
A Terrible Mistake: Concerto A 5, Op.9, No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
A Secret Lover?: Sinfonia From The Opera Farnace - Antonio Vivaldi
Marriage Is A Safe Haven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
Trailing Guardi: Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.11 In E Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
The Noble Pig: Concerto Per Quartetto No.8 - Francesco Durante
Paprizzio's Arrival: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.2 In D Minor - Tomaso Albinoni
Inquisitor Pucci - Alexandre Desplat
: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
A Big Idea: Harpsicord Concerto In B Flat Major - Francesco Durante
A Nom De Plume/Carnivale!: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.6 In G Major/Bouree From Les Plaisirs Champetres - Tomaso Albinoni
The Plume's Nom Is Casanova! - Sonny Kompanek
Dancing At The Doge's Ball: Riguadon From Water Music Suite, No.3 In G Major/Bouree From Music For Royal Fireworks/Loure From Tafelmusik1 - George Frideric Handel
One Step Closer To Heaven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni
Casanova's Confession: Sonata Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
The Hanging: Violin Concerto 'Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'INvenzione' Op.8 No.11 In D Major - Antonio Vivaldi
A Great Escape: Overture From Zais/Overture From Nais/Overture From Achante Et Cephise Ou La Sympathie - Jean-Philippe Rameau
My Place Is With Casanova: Overture From Le Temple De La Gloire/Overture From Zais/Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
All's Well...:Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni

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The action in this tale about the 18th century adventurer and (at least in popular lore) seducer is set in Cassanova's native Venice in the mid-1700s, so it makes sense that the soundtrack would be loaded with Baroque pieces. The Venice-based Tomaso Albinoni is featured prominentaly, along with heavyweights such as Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Baptiste Rameau, and George Frideric Handel, and lesser-known composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Durante, and Alexandre Desplat. Er, actually Desplat is a contemporary French film composer who also released his score for the couldn't-be-more-different Syriana shortly after Casanova came out. Of the two pieces he penned here, "A Venetian Virgin" is in pure Baroque style, while "Inquisitor Pucci" betrays a more modern film-music vibe. Meanwhile, orchestrator Sonny Kompanek rearranged a couple of the tracks and authored the tense "The Plume's Nom Is Casanova," which doesn't sound embarrassing sandwiched between pieces by Albinoni and Handel. Overall, it would have been nice to get longer excerpts from the pieces--many feel chopped into too-small fragments--but the music's innate grace and elegance can't be beat for a period film. Or for any film, really: Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major ("The Doge's Decree") will be familiar to buffs, who will remember it featuring prominently in the Dustin Hoffman-¬Meryl Streep showdown Kramer vs. Kramer back in 1979. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Sheer Beauty for the Ears.......2006-07-25

For those that purchased this CD, I need not get into how masterfully infectious the movie was. After the first viewing, I found it charming, but after the second, I was hooked by the witty, clever story holding fun twists all along the way. So while I could go on and on about the movie and all of its wonderful aspects, the score was simply priceless. Apt in every scene, and all done with incredible baroque music that I had never had the opportunity of hearing before the film.

The disc walks you through the movie with no changes that I could tell from the original score. The only omission I found was that the song dubbed "Casanova's Theme" is played in much greater length in the closing credits, and that didn't seem to make it to the CD. Not a terrible loss.

Authenticity can sound great as well!.......2006-07-11

As an avid baroque music listener and performer, I can attest to the delightfully pleasing performances on the soundtrack as well as the painstakingly accurate performance practices utilized in the recording of this soundtrack.

The producers of this film fortunately went to the trouble of hiring some of the top period performance musician-specialists in the country (perhaps in the entire world) to record the soundtrack to Casanova. I know, because several of them were faculty members of the Oberlin Conservatory Baroque Performance Institute who went AWOL to Hollywood in June 2005 for the recording sessions. We all forgave them, and were actually quite excited that period music performance was having its day on the silver screen.

Do not miss this exquisite potpourri of wonderful baroque composers' works performed as closely as humanly possible to the way that they heard their works during their lifetimes! The film may not have been intended to be historically accurate (part of the fun), but the music certainly ended up that way. Not only that, but it sounds heavenly (unlike Casanova's antics) and up-to-date, not musty and old as if it were sealed in a museum case.

a little world of baroque sound.......2006-02-26

Lots of interesting baroque music unknown to me and
put together in dramatic sequences that add zest and
class to the listening experience. Also wonderful to
play in auto while driving thru boring country or in
slow moving traffic!
This CD will get a lot of play from me.
5 Stars!

Wonderful relaxing music........2006-02-25

Saw the movie and had to have the soundtrack. Great music to relax by. When you need to get away from the cares of the day the classics can't be beat. The producers of this movie certainly chose wonderful music to accompany it.

-.......2006-02-18

Good music but each is too short.
The original version of each may be better.

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Gotta Have These Too!

Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti, Vol. 2

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ASIN: B0000013ZE
Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

Concerto In F Major, RV455: (Allegro giusto)
Concerto In F Major, RV455: Grave
Concerto In F Major, RV455: Allegro
Concerto In C Major, RV447: Allegro non molto
Concerto In C Major, RV447: Larghetto
Concerto In C Major, RV447: Minuetto
Concerto In A Minor, RV463: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, RV463: Largo
Concerto In A Minor, RV463: Allegro
Concerto In F Major, RV457: Allegro non molto
Concerto In F Major, RV457: Andante
Concerto In F Major, RV457: Allegro molto
Concerto In C Major, RV451: Allegro molto
Concerto In C Major, RV451: Largo
Concerto In C Major, RV451: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, RV461: Allegro non molto
Concerto In A Minor, RV461: Larghetto
Concerto In A Minor, RV461: (Allegro)

Customer Reviews:

Gotta Have These Too!.......2000-02-02

Look at my customer review for the first volume as it pertains to this CD as well. In short, the playing is excellent and the prices are impossible to beat. Thank you for your valuable time =)

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Great Vivaldi
The best of Vivaldi
hiro
Scimone's Mandolins the best
The Vivaldi Mandolin Concerti

Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005E5W
Release Date: 1991-08-10

Tracks:

Concerto in G Major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 532: Allegro
Concerto in G Major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 532: Andante
Concerto in G Major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 532: Allegro
Concerto in C Major for Mandolin Strings and Harpsichord, RV 425: Allegro
Concerto in C Major for Mandolin Strings and Harpsichord, RV 425: Largo
Concerto in C Major for Mandolin Strings and Harpsichord, RV 425: (Allegro)
Concerto in C Major for Two Flutes, Two Salmoe, Two Violins: Allegro molto
Concerto in C Major for Two Flutes, Two Salmoe, Two Violins: Andante molto
Concerto in C Major for Two Flutes, Two Salmoe, Two Violins: Allegro
Concerto in D Major for Mandolin, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 93: (Allegro giusto)
Concerto in D Major for Mandolin, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 93: Largo
Concerto in D Major for Mandolin, Strings and Harpsichord, RV 93: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Great Vivaldi.......2005-08-12

One of the best compilations of Vivaldi I have heard. To the best of my knowledge, this disc is not available in my country

The best of Vivaldi.......2003-09-21

This is an outstanding recording. Once you hear it you'll wish you'd learned of it years earlier. "The Four Seasons" will bore you after you'd enjoyed this utterly delightful recording. Vivaldi reached his peak of skill in these mandolin concertos and the performance and technical recording are superb. I ordered 10 copies to give to my best friends, to share the pleasure....

hiro.......2001-02-26

My last girlfriend like this. Anyway,I love this music,Vivaldi's mandolin concerto. Indeed,I know another recording more better, but I like this recording its clearly reemarging Vivaldi's passion.Thanks anyway.

Scimone's Mandolins the best.......2001-01-09

I'll spare you longwinded discussion and cut to the chase.

This is quite simply the most delightful recording of these concertos I have ever encountered in 30+ years of listening to and collecting recorded music.

I am glad to see it is still in Erato's active catalog.

The Vivaldi Mandolin Concerti.......2000-05-03

I first listened to the I Solisti Veneti ensemble playing Vivaldi, conducted by Claudio Scimone, about 15 years ago, and this particular recording has during that time remained one of my favorites of all music.

The violin concerto discordato with the lovely passacaglia is beyond description. The second movement played duo coro with violin and cello is unforgettable.

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Not Antonio Vanilla.......2006-09-24

I'm not qualified to put more than my uneducated opinion here, but I can get rather indifferent to Vivaldi's sometimes predictable Concerto developments and forms - but not this disc.
This gets played more than almost any other of my Vivaldi, except perhaps The English Consorts' 'Music for the Emperor' (and I do also like Biondi and Carmignola ripping their way happily through his concertos).
I can't put it down to the performance or the pieces, but from the stoccato beginning through to the end, this has something a little different - interesting and rather striking progressions.

Overall very satisfying. I feel like this is a distinct piece of Vivaldi rather than one of his variations on an earlier piece.

Vivaldi: In furore, Laudate pueri e concerti sacri

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Vivaldi: In furore, Laudate pueri e concerti sacri

Manufacturer: Opus 111
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Tracks:

Aria In Furore Iustissimae Irae: Allegro
Recitativo
Aria Tunc Meus Fletus: Largo
Alleluia: Allegro
Adagio Molto
Allegro Ma Poco
Laudate Pueri: Allegro Non Molto
Sit Nomen Domini: Allegro
A Solis Ortu: Andante
Excelsus Super Omnes: Larghetto
Suscitans A Terra: Allegro Molto
Ut Collocet Eum: Allegro
Gloria Patri Et Filio: Larghetto
Sicut Erat: Allegro
Amen: Allegro
Allegro
Grave
Allegro Molto
Largo Molto E Spiccato-Andante Molto
Largo
Allegro Non Molto

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Superb Volume of Vivaldi Cello Concertos

Vivaldi: Cello Concerti, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00000140D
Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

Concerto In B Flat Major, RV 423: Allegro
Concerto In B Flat Major, RV 423: Largo
Concerto In B Flat Major, RV 423: Allegro
Concerto In C Minor, RV 402: Allegro
Concerto In C Minor, RV 402: Adagio
Concerto In C Minor, RV 402: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, RV 418: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, RV 418: Largo
Concerto In A Minor, RV 418: Allegro
Concerto In D Major, RV 403: Allegro
Concerto In D Major, RV 403: Andante E Spiritoso
Concerto In D Major, RV 403: Allegro
Concerto In B Minor, RV 424: Allegro Non Molto
Concerto In B Minor, RV 424: Largo
Concerto In B Minor, RV 424: Allegro
Concerto In D Minor, RV 407: Concerto in D Minor, Allegro
Concerto In D Minor, RV 407: Largo E Sempre Piano
Concerto In D Minor, RV 407: Allegro
Concerto In E Minor, RV 409: Adagio - Allegro Molto
Concerto In E Minor, RV 409: Allegro - Adagio
Concerto In E Minor, RV 409: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Superb Volume of Vivaldi Cello Concertos.......2007-03-24

This is Volume 3 in a set of four excellent discs of Vivaldi's fine Cello Concerti. All four of these CDs are very good indeed, but arguably this one is the best of the bunch. The soloist is Raphael Wallfisch, who consistently plays very well. The City of London Sinfonia led by Nicholas Kraemer, is a wonderful partner to the soloist. The Concerto in D minor (RV 407) is one of Vivaldi's most inspired works, performed quite nicely on this recording. Also, the cello is joined by bassoon for good effect in the Concerto in E minor (RV 409). The sound quality is absolutely first rate. The Penguin Guide enthusiastically recommends all four of these Cello Concerti volumes, but reserves their highest praise to this Volume 3, awarding it their coveted "Rosette". Without a doubt, you will not be disappointed in the slightest if you purchase this disc. Any lover of Vivaldi is sure to be satisfied, and the price is easy on the budget. In case the reader is not aware by now, many a Naxos recording has been highly praised by an abundant number of respected critics. This reviewer is just one of many buyers of their CDs that can wholeheartedly agree with them.

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Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti, Vol. 1

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ASIN: B0000013ZD
Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Largo - Allegro
Largo
Allegro Molto
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
(Allegro)
Largo
Allegro
Allegro Molto
Larghetto
Allegro

Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto; Concerti by Albinoni, Marcello & Vivaldi

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Five times Five Stars
Venetian Oboe Concertos
The magic of Anderson strikes again.

Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto; Concerti by Albinoni, Marcello & Vivaldi

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ASIN: B0000037IG
Release Date: 1995-10-03

Tracks:

Concerto In C Minor: Introduzione. Larghetto
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro
Concerto In C Minor: Siciliana
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro giusto
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 7 No. 3: Allegro
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 7 No. 3: Adagio
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 7 No. 3: Allegro
Concerto In D Major, Op. 7 No. 6: Allegro
Concerto In D Major, Op. 7 No. 6: Adagio
Concerto In D Major, Op. 7 No. 6: Allegro
Concerto In D Minor: Andante e Spiccato
Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Concerto In D Minor: Presto
Concerto In D Major F VII 10 (RV 453): Allegro
Concerto In D Major F VII 10 (RV 453): Largo
Concerto In D Major F VII 10 (RV 453): Allegro
Concerto In F Major F VII 2 (RV 455): Allegro giusto
Concerto In F Major F VII 2 (RV 455): Grave
Concerto In F Major F VII 2 (RV 455): Allegro
Concerto In A Minor F VII 5 (RV 461): Allegro non molto
Concerto In A Minor F VII 5 (RV 461): Larghetto
Concerto In A Minor F VII 5 (RV 461): Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Five times Five Stars.......2006-10-17

I first heard this disk on my car radio while driving on a California freeway. I was so "jazzed" that I pulled off at the next exit to write down the details for ordering it, something I've never done before or since. This is artful, sensuous music played with stunning virtuosity. Don't miss it!

Venetian Oboe Concertos.......2001-06-01

Here the Venetian composers of some great oboe concertos with the addition of Benjamin's rearrangement of Cimarosa's keyboard sonatas for Barvirolli's oboe shine.

Oboeist Anderson is consistent in exquisite performance. Wright's able conducting of the Philharmonia Orchestra provides a glorious backdrop to the solo pieces.

Especially fond of Cimarosa/Benjamin's Concerto and Albioni's Concerto in B flat.

Besides these, there are wonderful concertos by Vivaldi and Marcello.

This is marvelous addition to growing oboe collection.

The magic of Anderson strikes again........1999-03-10

I never cease to be amazed by this player. And this CD is no exception. John Anderson undertakes some of the most breathtaking and exciting performances of what are now mainstays of the Oboe repetoire, breathing total new life into concertos that have, in some cases been played many times before on CD. Including a solo which was used for the film 'The Firm.' He is well supported by Simon Wright, and the String section of the Philharmonia Orchestra, with their ever glorious tone. This CD is a must for anyone who has a love for a particular composer on the disc, or the oboe itself. To put it simply, this CD is a masterpiece.

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Vivaldi: Cello Concerti, Vol. 2
Another winner in the Vivaldi cello series
Masterful performances of gorgeous pieces.

Vivaldi: Cello Concerti, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000140C
Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

Concerto In E Flat Major, RV 408: Allegro Non Molto
Concerto In E Flat Major, RV 408: Largo
Concerto In E Flat Major: Allegro
Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos: Allegro.
Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos: Largo
Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos: Allegro
Concerto In G Major: Allegro
Concerto In G Major: Largo
Concerto In G Major: Allegro
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro non molto (Andante poco mosso)
Concerto In C Minor: Adagio
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro Ma Non Molto
Concerto In A Minor: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor: Largo cantabile
Concerto In A Minor: Allegro
Concerto in C Major: Allegro
Concerto in C Major: Largo
Concerto in C Major: Allegro Non Molto

Customer Reviews:

Vivaldi: Cello Concerti, Vol. 2.......2006-08-23

Excellent performance and high quality recording. Arrived in great shape and in a very short time. I'm quite pleased.

Another winner in the Vivaldi cello series.......2005-12-12

This is volume 1 of a 4-volume set on the Naxos label comprising all of Vivaldi's 27 cello concertos. I have only heard volumes 1 and 2, so cannot fairly evaluate 3 and 4 yet, but I can tell you that the first two volumes are terrific performances of this wonderful music. Vivaldi was very inventive in writing these, so they never seem repetitive, and the good blend of tempos keeps them from seeming either too hurried or too sedate. Raphael Wallfisch on solo cello performs with enthusiasm and precision, yet always tastefully in accord with how the music was written. The recording quality is very good too, warm and well-balanced. If you trust the writers of the Penguin Guide as I do to rate classical recordings, they sum up their attitude to all 4 volumes of these recordings with the statement: "a remarkable achievement, standing very high in the Vivaldi discography," and give their very highest "Rosette" rating to volume 3.

Masterful performances of gorgeous pieces........1999-02-16

All four volumes of these twenty-seven Vivaldi cello concerti are masterfully and sensitively performed. The style of Vivaldi pours through the flawless playing of both the orchestra and soloists. The tempi chosen for each movement seem to bring out the most in the music--never too slow and never too fast. Although all four volumes are beautiful, the second volume contains prime examples of Vivaldi's style--that relentlessly tense and elegant rush. The Double Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 531, recalls the urgency of Vivaldi's first movement in his "Winter" concerto, except here, two cellos perfectly contending with the orchestra give this piece more material and substance to listen to. The slow movement that follows is gorgeous, giving way to the relatively joyful ending. On the same volume, the Concerto in C minor, RV 401, also gives a beautiful glimpse at Vivaldi's unmistakable style. The works in the other three volumes do not really match the intensity and delicacy of the pieces in the second volume--especially the double cello concerto; however, all four volumes, each at such a humble price, are golden additions to the collection of those who love Vivaldi's music.

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