Vivaldi's vocal music

[DarkAngel]

Note that Alessandrini just redid his interpretation - and surprisingly the intro is no longer at breathless speed!

                           ~ jpc ~

I have the older Alessandrini/Naive Gloria shown below (Sara Mingardo in both) but this new version caught my eye immediately (reply 121) and order already placed, awaiting delivery...........Alessandrini + Naive = BUY    

[DarkAngel]

I have both the Genaux albums, and find them very well done.    There's also a CD featuring Simone Kermes with Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon cond.) called Amor Sacro, containing four motets, which is very well done (on Archiv).

I have always wanted to try this CD by Simone Kermes but always very expensive......love the "lava" hair treatment 

[Antoine Marchand]

My favorite sacred Vivaldi is the fabricated cycle Concerto Italiano did for Naive under the title "Vespri per l'Assunzione", which contains a heapful of psalm settings, the Magnificat, etc, arranged with some instrumental V. and gregorian chant to approximate an 18th century Venetian vesper service.

I totally agree with you, kishnevi! Some of the most beautiful Vivaldi sacred music ever recorded. 

[DarkAngel]

I somehow negelected to get this even though seems I have almost everything else in the Vivaldi Naive series, just assumed I already owned it but when I went to fetch it from collection it was not there.
Order has been placed for the special digibook edition.......

I must be losing my mind................I can vividly remember holding this CD in my hands, yet it is not to be found anywhere is my CD collection. Perhaps it was meant to be as I was able to purchase the deluxe digibook version for less than the standard version sells for 

[DarkAngel]

Great news.........the newest Naive opera release Armida will include a DVD showing recording sessions like Bajazet, I love these and wish every Naive opera release had one! Rinaldo Alessandrini is back conducting, 2nd act of Armida is lost but recontructed here......this will be mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EMJ8ZRPkw

USA release date 5/25/10

[Coopmv]

Great news.........the newest Naive opera release Armida will include a DVD showing recording sessions like Bajazet, I love these and wish every Naive opera release had one! Rinaldo Alessandrini is back conducting, 2nd act of Armida is lost but recontructed here......this will be mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EMJ8ZRPkw

USA release date 5/25/10

The New Age Vivaldi?   

[DarkAngel]

Great news.........the newest Naive opera release Armida will include a DVD showing recording sessions like Bajazet, I love these and wish every Naive opera release had one! Rinaldo Alessandrini is back conducting, 2nd act of Armida is lost but recontructed here......this will be mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EMJ8ZRPkw

USA release date 5/25/10

The character Armida also in Handel's Rinaldo opera......several other composer's have used the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered as a basis for various opera libretto, crusades and the battle for Jerusalem offer many storylines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Delivered

[DarkAngel]

Also not to slight my beloved baroque secular divas I placed order for these two new releases.
Vivica Genaux is an established Vivaldi specialist and here with Fabio Biondi she seems to surpass the earlier Farinelli disc with Rene Jacobs, has the castratti vocal range with low mezzo tones all the way up to high soprano with daring agile ornamentation capabilities.........can't wait to hear this.

I was not really impressed with Bartoli's first Vivaldi disc 1999 for Decca, but she has really upped her technical capabilities since then, now ready for all out assault on the extremely difficult world of baroque da capo arias.
I of course opted for the deluxe 2 disc  edition with all the goodies, order placed 

Interesting cover photo of Bartoli imitating a marble statue..............?

Bartoli has easily surpassed her 1999 Vivaldi/Decca Disc exploring the world of castrati da capo arias with her latest Sacrificium CD pictured above.....much more natural and fluid in her ornament with greater imagination in her delivery

We now have a DVD documenting her performances from material on Sacrificium, here is sample as she boldly attempts to perform a signature Farinelli aria.....at 4:38 she begins her improvised repeat and nearly bites off too much, but manages to gracefully float back to earth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ENn4vdI_o&feature=related

[DarkAngel]

Great news.........the newest Naive opera release Armida will include a DVD showing recording sessions like Bajazet, I love these and wish every Naive opera release had one! Rinaldo Alessandrini is back conducting, 2nd act of Armida is lost but recontructed here......this will be mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EMJ8ZRPkw

USA release date 5/25/10

Order has been placed......10th Vivaldi opera in the Naive series, what a revealtion this entire Naive series has been