Viva Vivaldi!

[amw]

Not weird, I don't think. It is clearly a different style of playing from the traditional, and if it doesn't appeal it doesn't appeal. I think Biondi is brilliant, can't put it any other way. If you listen to his first '4 Seasons' on Opus 111  (not the later one on Virgin so much), his emulation of the special effects which Vivaldi wrote into the score is simply amazing. No one else comes close to it. Anyone can do a thunderstorm: a fly buzzing in your ear takes a special talent.

Ok, I'll keep an eye out for the Opus 111 recordings—I've heard mostly the Virgin ones so far.

I take it this is the Mullova you were talking about? I recall liking it, but will re-listen this afternoon. Working with Antonini had to be a good thing for her!

Yes, that one. Again it's a different style of playing from the traditional I guess

I have never seen Les Ambassadeurs & Zefira Valova, I'll have a look around for it. I like the Dresden concertos in general.

That's this one
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I like Huggett as well—forgot about her. The Raglan Baroque Players always confuse me into thinking they're from the west coast town here in New Zealand which definitely has no classical music to speak of but plenty of surfers and ecotourism >.>

[Gurn Blanston]

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I like Huggett as well—forgot about her. The Raglan Baroque Players always confuse me into thinking they're from the west coast town here in New Zealand which definitely has no classical music to speak of but plenty of surfers and ecotourism >.>

Oh, OK, I'll check it out. Lots of good players on that label, often been pleasantly surprised. I like Huggett too. I have their Opus 9, I can't remember if there is another one or not.     

[amw]

They also did Op.4 and Op.8, although I've never heard the latter recording

[The One]

One I didn't list earlier was Sardelli (Modo Antiquo).

I have many good Sardelli's in Naive's "Edition"

[The One]

Oh, another case of different packaging. That stuff can irritate you when you are shopping...

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,1322.msg971955.html#msg971955 

[Karl Henning]

I like Huggett as well—forgot about her.

Aye.  Back when there was still a Borders on Washington Street, the 4-CD Raglan Baroque box of Vivaldi was an impulse purchase of mine.  Entirely creditable!

[Gurn Blanston]

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,1322.msg971955.html#msg971955 

Yup, and that one is brown while yours is green. And mine is black and...

Aye.  Back when there was still a Borders on Washington Street, the 4-CD Raglan Baroque box of Vivaldi was an impulse purchase of mine.  Entirely creditable!

Indeed you didn't go far wrong there! I like the La Cetra Op 9 set quite a lot. I have others, but haven't shopped this one around at all.

[The One]

Well, let's be honest, there are a heck of a lot of really great Vivaldi Telemann disks out there right now. This is a mini-Golden Age, IMO.

[Karl Henning]

Hey, hey: TOPIC!!!  0:)

[The One]

Hey, hey: TOPIC!!!  0:)

Hush! Worked hard for this entrapment.

[The One]

Indeed you didn't go far wrong there! I like the La Cetra Op 9 set quite a lot. I have others, but haven't shopped this one around at all.

You could purchase Huggett's 4, 8 and 9 and wouldn't need any other. _^(Hyperbole)

[Karl Henning]

Well, we most of us enjoy a little hyperbole now and again.

[Gurn Blanston]

Hush! Worked hard for this entrapment.

Actually you are correct. If I was still a younger man, I might take on Telemann. For now, I have a huge volume with Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart and 18th century Viennese Baroque sacred (and profane) music (Fux, Caldara, Tuma etc.). Freaking Telemann is a big handful!!

But yes, mini-Golden Age there, too.

[The One]

I'll only carry this Carmignola/Vivaldi to the future. Moving on to F.Guglielmo right away.

[Karl Henning]

Wait . . . première recording and Vivaldi on the same cover?

[Gurn Blanston]

Wait . . . première recording and Vivaldi on the same cover?

It has become almost routine over the last 5 years. There are not only lots of works which have never been recorded, but there are still new ones being discovered. Like these 2:

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My post that I got the second one for Xmas this year is what started off this most recent flurry of posts.

[Karl Henning]

Cool.

[The One]

Which piccolos do you prefer for 443, Gurn?

[Gurn Blanston]

Which piccolos do you prefer for 443, Gurn?

Well, my favorite performances are by Oberlinger, so I guess I am committed to a sopranino recorder. 



Edit: She doesn't play 443 on this disk, but she plays 445 which is supposed to use the same instrument. She does play 443 on this second disk though (which I don't have), and uses the sopranino recorder on it.

[The One]

Well, my favorite performances are by Oberlinger, so I guess I am committed to a sopranino recorder. 



Edit: She doesn't play 443 on this disk, but she plays 445 which is supposed to use the same instrument. She does play 443 on this second disk though (which I don't have), and uses the sopranino recorder on it.

I have the second one. She uses soprano for 443.