Vivaldi
The Spohr Collection Vol. 3 (Channel Classics)
A delightful selection of flute works played on a variety of original instruments [JW]
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) Teatro Sant’Angelo (Alpha Classics)
A nice mixture of arias by Vivaldi and his less well-known colleagues [JV]
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagione & La Follia (Alpha Classics)
An electrifying rendition of the Four Seasons to set alongside Fabio Biondi’s [DJB]
Erica Morini (violin) The Complete Victor Recordings (Pristine Audio)
Youthful Erica Morini’s earliest recordings from New Jersey show her scintillating in morceaux [JW]
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Idiosyncratic performances of pared-down music by Vivaldi [CR]
Neville Marriner (conductor): The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)
An 80-CD centenary salute to Marriner, with (or without) his ASMF [JW]
Vivaldi: Music for the Chapel of the Pietà (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Exuberant and often full of élan and humour [GPJ]
Scenes of Horror: Baroque Arias From the Shadows (Perfect Noise)
Thoroughly disappointing – a voice of no great distinction in a gimmicky programme [RMo]
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (Château de Versailles)
Too strident for my liking [DJB]
Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Magnificent accounts to cherish [MC]
Vivaldi: La Stravaganza (Transcriptions for Organ) (Brilliant Classics)
These transcriptions are nice complements to Bach’s arrangements [JV]
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (Onyx)
(Déjà Review) Vivaldi, Mullova and Onyx are a winning combination [MC]
Vivaldi, D Scarlatti, Caldara: Cantatas (Capriccio)
A release well worth revisiting a decade later [SG]
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Erato)
(Déjà Review) An amazingly dramatic, rock and roll rendition of the Four Seasons [KM]
The Spohr Collection Vol 2 (Channel Classics)
Unique opportunity to hear baroque flute concertos on historical transverse flutes [JV]
The Trondheim Concertos (2L)
Superlative performances in demonstration sound quality [DC]
Duello d’archi a Venezia (Alpha Classics)
Every lover of the baroque violin will be delighted to listen to these performances {JV]
Vivaldi: Serenata a tre (Naïve)
Latest addition to Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition brings out the amorous playfulness of an obscure Serenata [CRo]
Alessandro Licata (organ) At Selby Abbey (Selby Abbey Organ Masters)
A rather disappointing inclusion in the Selby Abbey series [MSt]
Vivaldi: La Stravanganza (Brilliant Classics)
Delightful contemporary keyboard arrangements of some of Vivaldi’s best-known concerti [MSt]
Vivaldi: Nulla pax in mundo (Gramola)
The performances are neat and stylish, but the expressive and theatrical features of Vivaldi’s music are underexposed [JV]
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