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Title: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Mozart on July 25, 2007, 05:23:13 PM
What are your favorite vivaldis arias?
Title: Re: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Mozart on July 26, 2007, 01:06:39 AM
Don't be shy...
Title: Re: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Expresso on July 26, 2007, 04:36:40 AM
Quote from: Mozart on July 26, 2007, 01:06:39 AM
Don't be shy...

As a thread starter you are supposed to start  ;)
I don't know many arias from Vivaldi yet... but from the ones i know i'll say "Domine Deus".
Title: Re: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Mozart on July 26, 2007, 04:43:50 AM
Well I want to hear some but I don't know where to begin. I heard agitata da due venti and it was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsZyY3Znig
Title: Re: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Que on July 26, 2007, 06:29:58 AM
Quote from: Mozart on July 26, 2007, 04:43:50 AM
Well I want to hear some but I don't know where to begin. I heard agitata da due venti and it was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsZyY3Znig

On the clip is Cecilia Bartoli singing, probably from this CD:

(http://www.jpc.de/image/cover/front/0/1455678.jpg)
             AUDIO CLIPS (http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/1455678/rk/classic/rsk/hitlist)


This recording of "Griselda" has had some favourable press:

(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/34/946134.jpg)
              AUDIO CLIPS (http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/4505646/rk/classic/rsk/hitlist)

Reviews:
http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=10568 (http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=10568)
http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/11/vivaldi-edition-griselda.html (http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/11/vivaldi-edition-griselda.html)

In French:
http://www.classicstodayfrance.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=1920 (http://www.classicstodayfrance.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=1920)
http://www.forumopera.com/critiques/griselda_spinosi060921.html (http://www.forumopera.com/critiques/griselda_spinosi060921.html)
(critical of the musical interest of the opera)

German:
http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/kultur/index.jsp?rubrik=9560&key=standard_document_27655944 (http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/kultur/index.jsp?rubrik=9560&key=standard_document_27655944)


I'm slowly discovering Vivaldi as an opera composer myself, and I think he was pretty good.
Check my earlier comments (http://www.good-music-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,11596.msg390243.html#msg390243) on "Orlando Furioso" on the old forum - I'll repost them on the current Vivaldi Recordings thread (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,1322.0.html).

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Title: Re: Vivaldi airs
Post by: Mozart on July 26, 2007, 02:59:58 PM
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On the clip is Cecilia Bartoli singing, probably from this CD:

Strangely enough no! I was expecting it but it wasn't there. There is an aria that sounds like the 4 seasons spring though :)

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I'm slowly discovering Vivaldi as an opera composer myself, and I think he was pretty good.
Check my earlier comments on "Orlando Furioso" on the old forum - I'll repost them on the current Vivaldi Recordings thread.


Cool, I'll check it out. I also love this "artsy" cd covers  :)