Download, Vivaldi (composer)
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Purists may of course object, but I think the decision to go hunting for concertos from the violin and oboe repertoire is amply justified. Baroque Concertos is a wide-ranging collection that... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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Sparks (and rosin) really do fly on this high-octane album of violin concertos by what Siranossian calls the 'four musketeers' of Venice - Veracini, Locatelli, Tartini and Vivaldi. It's perhaps... — More…
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Record Review, 27th May 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto Recording of the Year
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Part of the freshness stems from the interaction between Podger and her one-to-a-part ensemble. She’s first among equals and the dynamic couldn’t be further removed from the usual notion of... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th April 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, Concerto Choice
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Record Review, 21st April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Vivaldi & Bach: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 ‘l’estro Armonico’
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Having previously tackled Vivaldi’s operas, a vibrant sense of theatre clings to Alessandrini’s every interpretative decision; and while he’s typically all over the detail, he never loses sight... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Grandissima Gravita
RecommendedMusic by Pisenel, Tartini, Veracini & Vivaldi
Rachel Podger (violin)
Brecon Baroque
Her playing is intoxicated and intoxicating in equal measure, buoyed up by the wonderful improvisatory camaraderie of a continuo battery…Podger, inevitably, is the star, but ultimately the disc’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Vivaldi: L'estro armonico - 12 concerti, Op. 3
RecommendedRachel Podger (violin & director)
Brecon Baroque
There's a sense of Podger and her players examining and analysing every note in their preparation, deciding on its role, and placing it carefully back into context, without ever disturbing the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th March 2015
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2015, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Concerto Winner
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Building a Library, March 2020, Recommended Recording
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Chandler’s tempos are invariably ‘just so’ – expertly executed, spaciously recorded, the disc consolidates and celebrates the ensemble’s Vivaldian roots as its 25th anniversary year beckons.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th July 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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We very quickly learn just how characterful Desandre can be with her amused, laughing reactions to women in battle in ‘Non posso far’, and the dark glitter of her voice in the melancholic ‘Lasciatemi... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Female Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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All four soloists dig into the virtuosic writing with glee – Peter Whelan’s pyrotechnics in the Bassoon Concerto are little short of astonishing, and Franco-Italian mezzo Lea Desandre rivals... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Assorted Program
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Cecilia Bartoli: Antonio Vivaldi
RecommendedCecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi
All the Bartoli hallmarks are here: the ear-popping virtuosity, the tenderness of voice, the ability not only to describe a situation but to respond to it, and the complex skill of painting... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd November 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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