Vivaldi

The discovery of this piece is as exciting as the piece itself and the way it is performed [JV]

Elman in glowing pre-war Concerto recordings in London [JW]

A highly professional crossover album, that should be attractive to lovers of rock music, but is not quite my cup of tea [GF]

Doesn’t take the place of the Maurice André transcriptions in my affections, but still has much to offer [DJB]

The vibrant, alluring art of arch-Romanticist, Aaron Rosand [JW]

Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]

This a release to savour and the leading candidate for both my baroque and chamber record of the year [MC]

Impressive and irresistible performances of double concertos by Vivaldi [JV]

An interesting programme of unfamiliar pieces [JV]

A delightful selection of flute works played on a variety of original instruments [JW]

A nice mixture of arias by Vivaldi and his less well-known colleagues [JV]

An electrifying rendition of the Four Seasons to set alongside Fabio Biondi’s [DJB]

Youthful Erica Morini’s earliest recordings from New Jersey show her scintillating in morceaux [JW]

Idiosyncratic performances of pared-down music by Vivaldi [CR]

An 80-CD centenary salute to Marriner, with (or without) his ASMF [JW]

(Déjà Review) Exuberant and often full of élan and humour [GPJ]

Thoroughly disappointing – a voice of no great distinction in a gimmicky programme [RMo]

Too strident for my liking [DJB]

(Déjà Review) Magnificent accounts to cherish [MC]

These transcriptions are nice complements to Bach’s arrangements [JV]

(Déjà Review) Vivaldi, Mullova and Onyx are a winning combination [MC]

A release well worth revisiting a decade later [SG]

(Déjà Review) An amazingly dramatic, rock and roll rendition of the Four Seasons [KM]

Unique opportunity to hear baroque flute concertos on historical transverse flutes [JV]