Track Listing

1. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 177: I. Allegro Ma Poco
2. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 177: II. Largo
3. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 177: III. Allegro
4. Concerto In D Major For Violin, RV 222: I. Allegro
5. Concerto In D Major For Violin, RV 222: II. Andante
6. Concerto In D Major For Violin, RV 222: III. Allegro
7. Concerto In E Minor For Violin, RV 273: I. Allegro Non Molto
8. Concerto In E Minor For Violin, RV 273: II. Largo
9. Concerto In E Minor For Violin, RV 273: III. Allegro
10. Concerto In F Major For Violin, RV 295: I. Allegro
11. Concerto In F Major For Violin, RV 295: II. Larghetto
12. Concerto In F Major For Violin, RV 295: III. Allegro
13. Concerto In B-flat Major For Violin, RV 375: I. Allegro Non Molto
14. Concerto In B-flat Major For Violin, RV 375: II. Largo
15. Concerto In B-flat Major For Violin, RV 375: III. Allegro
16. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 191: I. Allegro Ma Poco
17. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 191: II. Largo
18. Concerto In C Major For Violin, RV 191: III. Allegro Ma Poco

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109253 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 74 minutes

Customer Reviews

Better late than never
It is hard to fault this superlative CD. On every level, compositionally, artistically and technically, musicians and production engineers combine to create what must surely be one of the great Baroque recordings.

For once, the excellent accompanying notes (by Benjamin Folkman) do not exaggerate their claims. First, Folkman dismisses the ridiculous adage that Vivaldi rewrote the same concerto 555 times then goes on to discuss Vivaldi's 'late style', in which continuity gives way to quirky irregularity and an increasingly 'Neapolitanized' diversity of background replaces somewhat uniform and predictable precursors.

This new, more expansive, Vivaldi is given the treatment it deserves by Carmignola and the Venice Baroque Orchestra. For me, modern interpretations of Baroque compositions, with their greater respect for original instrumentation, colouring and playing styles, have transformed the listening experience over the last twenty years or so. And nowhere is this more true than in Sony/Marcon's current series. What used to be a rather ubiquitous and monotonous harpsichord continuo is augmented here by the full panolply of exotic instruments (theorboes, arch lutes, baroque guitars, violone and chamber organ) of the kind that Vivaldi would have encountered and exploited to the full at the Pietà. They add a completely new dimension in themselves and you are occasionally left wondering what possible combination of instruments could produce sounds so utterly unlike those of their constituent parts. Carmignola, meanwhile, is at his peerless best.

This life-enhancing CD was a real revelation for me some years back. It has been a regular visitor to the CD player ever since.