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VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF)

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Label: Naxos

Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Concerto; Opera; Vocal

Period: Baroque

Catalogue No: 8.552101-02

Barcode: 730099210126

Release Date: 10/2005

VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF)

Known in his native Venice as “The Red Priest” on account of his shock of hair, Antonio Vivaldi breathed life into the baroque forms around him and refashioned music with incredible daring and originality. Although now best known for the dazzling ‘Four Seasons’, Vivaldi also penned hundreds of concertos, choral works and even operas. Incredibly prolific, new works of his are being unearthed to this day. There is no better way to discover Vivaldi than with this generous 2 CD selection of his very best works.

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Disc 1

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

1

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro

03:32

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte"

Drahos, Béla (flute)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

2

Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte"

09:20

Drahos, Béla (flute)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (excerpts)

Hurvey, Keith (cello)
Wallfisch, Raphael (cello)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

3

I. Allegro

03:34

Hurvey, Keith (cello)
Wallfisch, Raphael (cello)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

4

II. Largo

04:37

Hurvey, Keith (cello)
Wallfisch, Raphael (cello)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica"

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

5

Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica"

04:31

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio
Zeno, Apostolo - Lyricist
Goldoni, Carlo - Lyricist

Griselda, RV 718: Aria: Agitata da due venti (Costanza)

Keohane, Maria (soprano)
Eklund, Niklas (trumpet)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Tarr, Edward H. (Conductor)

6

Griselda, RV 718: Aria: Agitata da due venti (Costanza)

05:56

Keohane, Maria (soprano)
Eklund, Niklas (trumpet)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Tarr, Edward H. (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio

Bassoon Concerto in A Minor, RV 498

Benkocs, Tamas (bassoon)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Drahos, Béla (Conductor)

7

Bassoon Concerto in A Minor, RV 498

09:51

Benkocs, Tamas (bassoon)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Drahos, Béla (Conductor)

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

8

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto

03:06

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)

Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C Major, RV 537

Meeks, Michael (trumpet)
Steele-Perkins, Crispian (trumpet)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

9

Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C Major, RV 537

07:01

Meeks, Michael (trumpet)
Steele-Perkins, Crispian (trumpet)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580

Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Kopelman, Jozef (Conductor)

10

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580

09:06

Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Kopelman, Jozef (Conductor)

12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 2: No. 2 in A Major, RV 31

Huang, Bin (violin)
Kim, Hyun-Sun (piano)

11

12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 2: No. 2 in A Major, RV 31

06:45

Huang, Bin (violin)
Kim, Hyun-Sun (piano)

Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 444

Stivin, Jiri (sopranino recorder)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Dohnányi, Oliver von (Conductor)

12

Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 444

09:46

Stivin, Jiri (sopranino recorder)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Dohnányi, Oliver von (Conductor)

Disc 2

Vivaldi, Antonio
Mass Text - Lyricist

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Oxford Schola Cantorum (Choir)
Northern Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ward, Nicholas (Conductor)

1

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

02:49

Oxford Schola Cantorum (Choir)
Northern Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ward, Nicholas (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio

Concerto in C Major, RV 443 (excerpts)

Kecskemeti, Laszlo (sopranino recorder)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

2

I. Allegro

04:07

Kecskemeti, Laszlo (sopranino recorder)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

3

II. Largo

09:12

Kecskemeti, Laszlo (sopranino recorder)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): I. Allegro

Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)

4

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): I. Allegro

04:51

Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)

Flute Concerto in F Major, Op. 10, No. 1, RV 433, "La tempesta di mare"

Drahos, Béla (flute)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

5

Flute Concerto in F Major, Op. 10, No. 1, RV 433, "La tempesta di mare"

06:51

Drahos, Béla (flute)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)

Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro

O'Dette, Paul (mandolin)
Parley of Instruments, The (Orchestra)
Holman, Peter (Conductor)

6

Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro

02:55

O'Dette, Paul (mandolin)
Parley of Instruments, The (Orchestra)
Holman, Peter (Conductor)

Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: I. Aria: Nulla in mundo pax sincera

Archibald, Jane (soprano)
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)

7

Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: I. Aria: Nulla in mundo pax sincera

07:50

Archibald, Jane (soprano)
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)

12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4, "La stravaganza": No. 5 in A Major, RV 347

Watkinson, Andrew (violin)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

8

12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4, "La stravaganza": No. 5 in A Major, RV 347

09:15

Watkinson, Andrew (violin)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Kraemer, Nicholas (Conductor)

Chamber (Lute) Concerto in D Major, RV 93: I. Allegro

O'Dette, Paul (lute)
Parley of Instruments, The (Orchestra)
Holman, Peter (Conductor)

9

Chamber (Lute) Concerto in D Major, RV 93: I. Allegro

03:32

O'Dette, Paul (lute)
Parley of Instruments, The (Orchestra)
Holman, Peter (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio
Noris, Matteo - Lyricist

Tito Manlio, RV 778, Act I: Combatta un gentil cor

Keohane, Maria (soprano)
Eklund, Niklas (trumpet)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Tarr, Edward H. (Conductor)

10

Tito Manlio, RV 778, Act I: Combatta un gentil cor

04:38

Keohane, Maria (soprano)
Eklund, Niklas (trumpet)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Tarr, Edward H. (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)

11

The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo

02:22

Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)

Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461

Schilli, Stefan (oboe)
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

12

Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461

09:42

Schilli, Stefan (oboe)
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist

Dixit Dominus in D Major, RV 595: Gloria Patri, Sicut erat in principio - Et in saecula saeculorum

Mahon, Peter (counter-tenor)
Brown, Nils (tenor)
Tomkins, Giles (bass-baritone)
Aradia Chorus (Choir)
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)

13

Dixit Dominus in D Major, RV 595: Gloria Patri, Sicut erat in principio - Et in saecula saeculorum

05:49

Mahon, Peter (counter-tenor)
Brown, Nils (tenor)
Tomkins, Giles (bass-baritone)
Aradia Chorus (Choir)
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:30:58