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BEST VIVALDI 100
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CD 1 - THE FOUR SEASONS 60.40

Concerto No.1 in E Op.8 No.1 ‘La primavera’ RV269

  1. I. Allegro 3.07
  2. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 2.41
  3. III. Danza pastorale: Allegro 4.20

Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.8 No.2 ‘L’estate’ RV315

  1. I. Allegro non molto 5.09
  2. II. Adagio 2.05
  3. III. Presto 2.33

Concerto No.3 in F Op.8 No.3 ‘L’autunno’ RV293

  1. I. Allegro 5.24
  2. II. Adagio molto 2.55
  3. III. Allegro 3.42

Concerto No.4 in F minor Op.8 No.4 ‘L’inverno’ RV297

  1. I. Allegro non molto 3.03
  2. II. Largo 2.26
  3. III. Allegro 3.05

Concerto for 3 violins in F RV551*

  1. I. Allegro 4.29
  2. II. Andante 2.15
  3. III. Allegro 3.15

Concerto for 4 violins in B minor RV580*

  1. I. Allegro 3.53
  2. II. Largo 2.48
  3. III. Allegro 3.30
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green violin

CD 2 - VIVALDI IN VENICE 55.08

Concerto for 2 trumpets in C RV537

  1. I. Allegro 2.55
  2. II. Largo 1.22
  3. III. Allegro 2.47

Oboe Concerto in C RV447

  1. I. Allegro 5.14
  2. II. Larghetto 4.08
  3. III. Minuetto 5.05

Cello Concerto in C minor RV401

  1. I. Allegro non molto 4.26
  2. II. Adagio 3.30
  3. III. Allegro ma non molto 3.13

Bassoon Concerto in B flat RV502

  1. I. Allegro 3.16
  2. II. Largo 5.41
  3. 12 III. Allegro 2.49

Concerto for 2 violins in A minor RV522 (from L’estro armonico)

  1. I. Allegro 3.23
  2. II. Larghetto e spiritoso 4.12
  3. III. Allegro 3.07
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green

CD 3 - VIVALDI AND THE CONCERTO 62.52

Concerto for 2 mandolins in G RV532

  1. I. Allegro 3.58
  2. II. Andante 2.46
  3. III. Allegro 3.20

Mandolin Concerto in C RV425

  1. I. Allegro 3.10
  2. II. Largo 2.53
  3. III. Allegro 2.10
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Violin Concerto in C ‘per la Santissima Assenzione di Maria Vergine’ RV581

  1. I. Adagio e staccato – Allegro 5.28
  2. II. Largo 2.58
  3. III. Allegro 5.00
Fabio Biondi violin · Il Seminario Musicale

Flute Concerto in G minor ‘La notte’ RV439

  1. Largo – Presto (Fantasmi) – Largo – Presto – Largo (Il sonno) – Allegro 8.13

Concerto in G minor ‘per l’Orchestra di Dresda’ RV577

  1. I. Allegro 3.57
  2. II. Largo non molto 2.09
  3. III. Allegro 3.45

Concerto in C ‘per la solennità di San Lorenzo’ RV556

  1. I. Largo – Allegro molto 5.43
  2. II. Largo e cantabile 2.30
  3. III. Allegro 4.52
Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott

CD 4 - CANTATAS AND SONATAS 74.28

  1. Cantata ‘Cessate, omai cessate’ RV684 11.56
Derek Lee Ragin countertenor
Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Sonata for cello & basso continuo in G minor RV42

  1. Preludio: Largo – Allemanda: Andante –
    Sarabanda: Largo – Giga: Allegro 10.38
Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Sonata for 2 violins & basso continuo in D minor ‘La Follia’ RV63

  1. Tema con 19 variazioni

Sinfonia in B minor ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’ RV169

  1. Adagio molto – Allegro, ma poco 2.52
London Baroque / Charles Medlam
  1. Gloria RV637: Introduction ‘Cur sagittas, cur tela, cur faces’ 8.44
  2. Salve Regina RV616 13.43
  3. Miserere RV641: Introduction ‘Non in pratis aut in hortis’ 17.08
Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale

CD 5 - GLORIA 58.07

Gloria RV589

  1. I. Gloria in excelsis Deo 2.29
  2. II. Et in terra pax 4.47
  3. III. Laudamus te 2.32
  4. IV. Gratias agimus tibi 0.28
  5. V. Propter magnam gloriam tuam 0.54
  6. VI. Domine Deus 3.24
  7. VII. Domine Fili unigenite 2.18
  8. VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 4.39
  9. IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi 1.11
  10. X. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris 2.30
  11. XI. Quoniam tu solus sanctus 0.51
  12. XII. Cum sancto spiritu 3.03
Emily van Evera soprano
Alison Place mezzo-soprano
Margaret Cable contralto
Taverner Choir and Players / Andrew Parrott

Motet ‘In furore’ RV626

  1. I. In furore giustissimae irae 4.31
  2. II. Miserationem Pater piissime 0.37
  3. III. Tunc meus fletus 4.01
  4. IV. Alleluia 1.42
Patrizia Ciofi soprano
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Stabat Mater RV621

  1. Stabat Mater dolorosa 3.18
  2. Cujus animam 1.47
  3. O quam tristis 1.34
  4. Qui est homo 3.09
  5. Quis non posset 1.54
  6. Pro peccatis 1.33
  7. Eja Mater 2.26
  8. Fac ut ardeat 1.19
  9. Amen 1.10
David Daniels countertenor
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi violin & direction

CD 6 - VIVALDI AT THE OPERA 77.57

    Ottone in villa RV719

  1. Aria: L’ombre, l’aure, e ancora il rio 7.20
  2. Aria: Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia 3.07
Suzie LeBlanc, Claron McFadden sopranos
Derek Lee Ragin countertenor
Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Bajazet RV703

  1. Aria: Del destin non dee lagnarsi 3.38
  2. Aria: Nasce rosa lusinghiera 3.54
  3. Aria: Barbaro traditor 3.36
  4. Aria: Qual guerriero in campo armato 7.37
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo bass-baritone (3)
Patrizia Ciofi soprano (4)
David Daniels countertenor (5)
Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano (6)
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Laudate pueri Dominum RV600

  1. Laudate pueri Dominum 2.03
  2. Sit nomen Domini 3.33
  3. A solis ortu usque ad occasum 1.50
  4. Excelsus super omnes 3.35
  5. Qui sicut Dominus Deus 1.30
  6. Suscitans a terra inopem 1.40
  7. Ut collocet eum 1.44
  8. Gloria Patri et Filio 3.36
  9. Laudate pueri Dominum 1.42
  10. Amen 2.06
Patrizia Ciofi soprano
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
  1. Aria: All’armi, o guerrieri! 1.11
  2. Aria: Mio dolce amato sposo 6.51
  3. Duetto: Mio bel tesoro 1.15
Leonardo de Lisi tenor (17)
Dominique Labelle soprano (18, 19)
Marina Comparato mezzo-soprano (19)
Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis

BEST VIVALDI 100

This 6 CD set features music from one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. With an unmistakeable style, Antonio Vivaldi’s music remains hugely popular to this day, and this collection features some of his best loved works including The Four Seasons Concertos, Mandolin Concerto in C and Gloria.

 
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