Vivaldi
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]
Amate Stelle (Glossa)
Baroque opera enthusiasts should snap up this disc [GF]
Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
If you have no recording of this work in your collection, this is a good choice [JV]
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Vivaldi’s instrumental music is more theatrical than these performances suggest [JV]
Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli: Violin Concertos (Harmonia Mundi)
An excellent demonstration of what was written for the violin in the high baroque era [JV]
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (Forgotten Records)
The elegant, refined art of Peter Rybar in fine transfers from his Westminster legacy [JW]
Corelli: Concerti Grossi (Alto)
Vital, elegant, discreetly period accounts of some delightful music but also some short on originality or inspiration [RMo]
Vivaldi: Violin Sonatas (Forgotten Records)
Playing of elegance and refinement [SG]
Vivaldi: Concerti di Parigi (Château de Versailles)
Not a dull moment, thanks to Vivaldi and the engaging performances [JV]
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