Latest News: Classical, Vivaldi (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
A Lifetime of Vivaldi from Théotime Langlois de Swarte 16th February 2024A lively re-telling of Vivaldi's life through a selection of his violin concertos, from perhaps the most exciting young Baroque violinist around - including a number of world premiere recordings, and a gorgeous recent rediscovery.
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Interview,
Bojan Čičić on La Notte 5th January 2023The Croatian violinist speaks to David and Katherine about his collection of 'Concertos and Pastorales for Christmas Night' with the Illyria Consort, released on Delphian in late November.
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Recording of the Week,
Baroque instrumental music for Christmas from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort 25th November 2022Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort present an alternative Christmas sound-world, replacing vocal and choral music with string concertos and sonatas from around Europe.
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Video Interview,
Alessandro Quarta on Sixteen Seasons 6th July 2022Italian violinist, composer and musical superstar Alessandro Quarta talks to Presto's Paolo Pezzangora about his new album Sixteen Seasons - juxtaposing four composers' musical responses to the seasons of the year.
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Recording of the Week,
Baroque fireworks from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort 29th October 2021The violinist and his ensemble present four virtuosic concertos, showcasing the legacy of Vivaldi's incredible panache as a performer as well as the earliest origins of what would eventually become the solo violin caprice.
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Recording of the Week,
A double-bill of very different Baroque violin albums 30th July 2021Nicola Benedetti makes a successful first venture into early music with a programme of Geminiani and Vivaldi, and Théotime Langlois de Swarte teams up with William Christie to bring some French Baroque gems to light.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi from Cecilia Bartoli and Ensemble Matheus 23rd November 2018Nearly twenty years after her landmark album devoted to the operas of the 'Red Priest', the Italian mezzo is as dazzling as ever in arias from works including Orlando furioso, Il Giustino and Ottone in Villa.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi Double Concertos from Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima 20th July 2018Adrian Chandler and his acclaimed team of baroque instrumentalists present a sparkling selection of Vivaldi's unique double concerti.
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Interview,
Rachel Podger on The Four Seasons 21st April 2018The violinist, whose previous recordings of Vivaldi have won widespread critical acclaim, talks to Katherine about taking on the 'Red Priest''s most popular work.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi's Four Seasons from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque 13th April 2018The British violinist breathes new life into the most popular of baroque violin concerti with these vivid one-per-part accounts which exude wit and affection.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi's Dorilla in Tempe from Diego Fasolis and I Barocchisti 22nd December 2017Katherine welcomes back Naïve's Vivaldi Edition, which returns today with an effervescent account of the "Red Priest"'s pastoral pasticcio from the 1730s.
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Interview,
Susan Orlando on Naïve's Vivaldi Edition 19th December 2017Katherine talks to one of the driving forces behind the project, which resumes this month with Dorilla in Tempe.
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Interview,
Lucie Horsch on Vivaldi 1st December 2016The Dutch recorder-player talks to Katherine about her debut disc on Decca.
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Interview,
The Miraculous Mandolin 26th March 2015David talks to Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital about his new solo album, Vivaldi.
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Recording of the Week,
Violin music by Bach and Vivaldi from Gil Shaham and Rachel Podger 9th March 2015David listens to two new albums of violin music - Vivaldi concertos from Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, and Bach solo sonatas and partitas from Gil Shaham.
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Favourites,
Antonio Vivaldi David picks out the very best recordings of works by the “Red Priest”, Antonio Vivaldi.
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Video Interview,
Rachel Podger on La cetra 30th June 2012Chris visits the baroque violinist to discuss her new recording of Vivaldi's twelve concerti Op. 9, recorded with Holland Baroque and released on Channel Classics earlier this month.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi from Rachel Podger 25th June 2012Following her Gramophone Award-winning recording of La stravaganza in 2003, the British baroque violinist tackles La cetra with Holland Baroque Society.
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi: Sacred vocal works and concertos 27th February 2012Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas joins the baroque ensemble Florilegium for Laudate pueri and Nulla in mundo, whilst the group’s founder Ashley Solomon takes centre-stage in the recently-rediscovered flute concerto Il Gran Mogol (receiving only its second outing on record here).
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi Operas - Ottone in Villa and Ercole 6th December 2010Ercole sul Termodonte (starring Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazón) from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, and Ottone in Villa (with Sonia Prina in the title-role) from Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini.