Vivaldi Teutone

Alessandra Visentin, Luca Oberti, Ensemble Pietro Antonio Locatelli - Antonio Vivaldi: Motets & Stabat

Alessandra Visentin, Luca Oberti, Ensemble Pietro Antonio Locatelli - Antonio Vivaldi: Per la Sig.ra Geltruda - Motets & Stabat Mater (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 291 Mb | Total time: 63:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Pan Classics | # PC 10414 | Recorded: 2019

The autograph reference “Per la Sig.ra Geltruda” on the manuscript of Vivaldi’s motet “Clarae stellae, scintillate” has long aroused the curiosity of researchers. By years of research around the Vivaldi expert Michael Talbot is now revealed who this “Signora Geltruda” is: Geltruda della Violetta was a girl from the Venetian orphanage La Piet , where Vivaldi worked for over a decade. Geltruda probably had an exceptionally beautiful voice that quickly attracted the interest of important personalities.
Giuliano Carmignola, Accademia dell'Annunciata & Riccardo Doni - The Three Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi (2023)

Giuliano Carmignola, Accademia dell'Annunciata & Riccardo Doni - The Three Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 1.06 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 492 MB
3:29:10 | Classical | Label: Arcana

The violin concerto accompanied Vivaldi throughout his life. And more than any other genre, the circa 220 extant violin concertos reflect the biographical and professional events relating to the "Red Priest". Hence the idea - proposed, we believe, for the first time on disc - of recording 18 concertos, divided into three "seasons" that illustrate the evolution of Vivaldi's art through the three different stages of his career: the early years, his maturity and the late period.
Alberto Martini, Accademia I Filarmonici - Antonio Vivaldi: Dresden Concertos Vol. 1-4 (1997,1999)

Alberto Martini, Accademia I Filarmonici - Antonio Vivaldi: Dresden Concertos Vol. 1-4 (1997,1999)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 1,23 Gb | Total time: 60:20+56:23+50:16+67:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553792/8.553793/8.553860/8.554310 | Recorded: 1995,1998

This series concentrates on Concertos which survive in manuscript in the Dresden Saxony Landesbibliothek, and which were used by the Court Orchestra. They do not derive from the composer’s residence in the city, and the sleeve note suggests that their existence may be connected with Vivaldi’s association with an influential group of Dresden musicians, most notably the violinist, Johanne Pisendel who visited and studied under the composer during the latter part of 1716, and to whom Vivaldi dedicated a number of his Concertos. The quality of these works is often remarkably high, reflecting the caliber of the orchestra and indeed Pisendel’s virtuosity and musicianship. They sound extremely well in these excellent modern-instrument performances.
Modo Antiquo, Federico Maria Sardelli - Vivaldi: New Discoveries (2009)

Modo Antiquo, Federico Maria Sardelli - Vivaldi: New Discoveries (2009)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:08:39 | 395 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Naïve | Catalog: 30480

In his definitive study of the composer's life and work, Michael Talbot spoke of the prospect of 'perpetual discovery' in respect of Vivaldi, resulting from a neglect spanning centuries. 'Scarcely a year passes,' he wrote in 1978, 'without the announcement of some fresh discovery'. This CD gives an excellent example of what we might expect even now, 30 years after Talbot's study, with a collection of new finds from just the last year and a half!

Han-Na Chang - Vivaldi: Cello Concertos (2009)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Jan. 10, 2023
Han-Na Chang - Vivaldi: Cello Concertos (2009)

Han-Na Chang - Vivaldi: Cello Concertos (2009)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:07:08 | 324 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Catalog: 34791

Young cellist Han-Na Chang, Korean-born and trained in the U.S. by Mstislav Rostropovich, is a newcomer to Baroque music, having released a mixture of cello classics and late-Romantic and contemporary concertos up to this time. Here she delivers a set of seven Vivaldi cello concertos that Rostropovich himself might have helped her shape; it's something of a throwback to the way Vivaldi was played 30 or 40 years ago.
Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs, Zefira Valova - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per l'Orchestra di Dresda (2013)

Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs, Zefira Valova - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per l'Orchestra di Dresda (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 351 Mb | Total time: 66:04 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alpha | # 190 | Recorded: 2012

Les Ambassadeurs launch a series of recordings devoted to the repertory of the Dresdner Hofkapelle at the time of Bach, with the aim of rediscovering the splendid sound of an ensemble then regarded as the orchestral ideal. The ties of friendship between Johann Georg Pisendel – who led the orchestra – and Antonio Vivaldi held firm for life. Between their first meeting in Venice in 1716 and the death of the Prete Rosso in 1741, Pisendel continually enriched his collection of Vivaldi concertos, a certain number of which were manifestly tailor-made for his outstanding technique and equally exceptional delicacy of expression. This explains why Dresden holds so many Vivaldian treasures, sometimes autograph, sometimes copied in Pisendel’s own hand.
Roberto Loreggian - Vivaldi: Concerti appropriati all'organo (2001)

Roberto Loreggian - Vivaldi: Concerti appropriati all'organo (2001)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 56:45 | 287 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Tactus | Catalog: TC 672215

Today we know that the reason for this penetration of Italian musical tastes into the small principality of Weimar lay elsewhere: the passion of the young prince Johann Ernst of Saxony for the Venetian concertos (and those of Vivaldi in particular). During the prince’s long period of study in Amsterdam, he had occasion to enjoy the exhibitions on the organ in the local Nieuwe Kerk by the blind virtuoso Jan Jacob de Graaf.
Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica - Eight Seasons: Vivaldi / Piazzolla (2000)

Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica - Eight Seasons: Vivaldi / Piazzolla (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 301 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Baroque, Contemporary, Tango | Label: Nonesuch | # 79568-2 | Time: 01:03:54

Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer's 2000 release Eight Seasons is a conceptual masterwork. Kremer, long known for his skillful interpretations of Astor Piazzolla's Argentinean tangos, had the brilliant idea of matching four of the Latin master's tone poems of the seasons in his native Buenos Aires with Antonio Vivaldi's conceptually similar masterpiece "The Four Seasons," alternating seasons between the two works. Besides the conceptual perfection of the idea, the performances are exquisite. Kremer and his conservatory orchestra, the Kremerata Baltica, do a particularly masterful job with the Vivaldi, avoiding the ornate bloat that affects so many recordings of this work. Their performances are brisk and to-the-point, with bright tempos that add a vitality not often found in this rather shopworn old standard. As always, Kremer's solos in the Piazzolla works are absolutely superb, with the dramatic flourishes of the massed string section providing startling counterpoint, especially on the breathtaking "Verano Porteno". Eight Seasons is a truly remarkable work by an underrated performer.
David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, Soloists - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat; Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Magnificat (1990)

Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat; Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Magnificat (1990)
Elizabeth Vaughan, soprano; Janet Baker, contralto; Ian Partridge, tenor; Christopher Keyte, bass
Cambridge King's College Choir; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, leader
conductors: Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 301 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 150 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Choral, Sacred | Label: Decca | # 425 724-2 | Time: 00:55:41

When these recordings first came out, far in advance of the period instrument revolution, they were revelations. Though modern instruments were used, there was an effort to get performance practices right… And there was the incredibly powerful, absolutely heavenly sound of that chorus of men and boys, as well as the lifelike recordings that perfectly captured the vast space of the Chapel of King's College. Since that time there have been other performances that depict the letter of each work to a greater degree than these, but many listeners will argue that there are none that have better encapsulated the spirit of this music… These are star-studded "great singing" recordings in which the artists will be remembered as much as the music itself.
Benoît Loiselle, Vincent Boucher - Vivaldi: Sonatas and Concertos (2009)

Benoît Loiselle, Vincent Boucher - Vivaldi: Sonatas and Concertos (2009)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 333 MB | 01:02:56
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

Loiselle and Boucher have selected transcriptions for cello and organ of some Vivaldi’s well-known works. Loiselle appears regularly at various music festivals and events in Canada and has played as a guest soloist with many different orchestras. Vincent Boucher is a very active recitalist. In 2002 he was awarded the prestigious Prix d’Europe by the Académie de musique du Québec.