Essential Vivaldi / Composer: Antonio Vivaldi / Performer: Yehudi Menuhin, Christopher Parkening, Emmanuel Pahud, Han-Na Chang, Conductor: Alberto Lysy, Iona Brown, Richard Tognetti, Christopher Warren-Green, Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus, Virtuosi of England, Teatro Lirico, Number of Discs: 2 / Length: 2 Hours 36 Mins. Antonio Vivaldi was one of great composers of the Baroque era. He produced a vast amount of attractive music, much of it in the form of concertos for various instruments, both singly and in combination. His most famous composition is the set of four violin concertos called 'The Four Seasons' and all four of these concertos are heard here, each performed by a different virtuoso soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christopher Warren-Green and Kyung-Wha Chung. Also included are delightful concertos for flute, mandolin, cello, trumpet and oboe, and several beautiful arias from his many operas. The set ends with several extracts from his magnificent setting of the Gloria.
1 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Paul Cocker/Alberto Lysy 3:44
2 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E (La Primavera/ Spring) RV269 (Op. 8 No. 1): II. Largo Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy 2:38
3 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E (La Primavera/ Spring) RV269 (Op. 8 No. 1): III. Allegro Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy 4:31
4 Concerto in D Major, RV 93: Allegro Giusto Christopher Parkening/Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Iona Brown 3:42
5 Concerto in D Major, RV 93: Largo Christopher Parkening/Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Iona Brown 4:32
6 Concerto in D Major, RV 93: Allegro Christopher Parkening/Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Iona Brown 2:18
7 Flute Concerto Op. 10 No. 3 in D Major RV428 'Il Gardellino': I. Allegro Emmanuel Pahud/Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti 3:50 Flute Concerto Op. 10 No. 3 in D Major RV428 'Il Gardellino': II. Cantabile Emmanuel Pahud/Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti 2:34
8 Flute Concerto Op. 10 No. 3 in D Major RV428 'Il Gardellino': III. Allegro Emmanuel Pahud/Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti 2:52
9 Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424: I Allegro Non Molto Han-Na Chang/Christopher Warren-Green/London Chamber Orchestra 3:54
10 Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424: II Largo Han-Na Chang/Christopher Warren-Green/London Chamber Orchestra 2:45
11 Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424: III Allegro Han-Na Chang/Christopher Warren-Green/London Chamber Orchestra 3:24
12 Orlando Finto Pazzo, RV 727: "Alla Rosa Ruggiadosa" (Grifone) Philippe Jaroussky 2:27
13 Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 (1970 Remastered Version): I. [Allegro] Louis Auriacombe/Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse/André Saint-Clivier 2:59
14 Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 (1970 Remastered Version): II. Largo Louis Auriacombe/Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse/André Saint-Clivier 1:47
15 Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 (1970 Remastered Version): III. [Allegro] Louis Auriacombe/Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse/André Saint-Clivier 2:30
16 Violin Concerto in B Flat 'La Caccia' Op. 8 No. 10 (RV362): I. Allegro Yehudi Menuhin/Polish Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk 3:44
17 Concerto in C for Two Trumpets RV537: I. Allegro Jonathan Impett/Robert Farley/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 3:02
18 Concerto in C for Two Trumpets RV537: II. Largo Jonathan Impett/Robert Farley/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 0:48
19 Concerto in C for Two Trumpets RV537: III. [Allegro] Jonathan Impett/Robert Farley/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 3:23
20 Concerto No. 6 in C RV180, 'Il Piacere' (From Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione Op. 8): I. Allegro Yehudi Menuhin/Polish Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk 3:09
22 The Four Seasons (From 'Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 2 in G minor (L'estate) RV315 (Op. 8 No. 2): I. Allegro Non Molto London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green 5:09
23 The Four Seasons (From 'Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 2 in G minor (L'estate) RV315 (Op. 8 No. 2): II. Adagio London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green 2:05
24 The Four Seasons (From 'Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione' Op. 8), Concerto No. 2 in G minor (L'estate) RV315 (Op. 8 No. 2): III. Presto London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green 2:27
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1 The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, RV 293 ("Autumn"): I. Allegro Kyung-Wha Chung/St Luke's Chamber Ensemble 5:34
2 The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, RV 293 ("Autumn"): II. Adagio Molto Kyung-Wha Chung/St Luke's Chamber Ensemble 2:12
3 The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, RV 293 ("Autumn"): III. Allegro Kyung-Wha Chung/St Luke's Chamber Ensemble 3:25
4 Oboe Concerto in a Minor RV461 (1988 Remastered Version): I. Allegro Non Molto Sidney Sutcliffe/Virtuosi of England/Arthur Davison 3:21
5 Bajazet, Act 1, Scene 1: Aria: Del Destin Non Dee Lagnarsi (Bajazet) Ildebrando D'arcangelo /Patrizia Ciofi/David Daniels/Elina Garanca/Vivica Genaux/Marijana Mijanovic/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi 3:43
6 Violin Sonata No. 2 in a, Op. 2/No. 2 (1993 Remastered Version): I. Preludio a Capriccio (Presto - Adagio - Presto) Nathan Milstein/Leon Pommers 1:01
7 Violin Sonata No. 2 in a, Op. 2/No. 2 (1993 Remastered Version): II. Corrente (Allegro) Nathan Milstein/Leon Pommers 1:46
8 Violin Sonata No. 2 in a, Op. 2/No. 2 (1993 Remastered Version): III. Adagio Nathan Milstein/Leon Pommers 1:13
9 Violin Sonata No. 2 in a, Op. 2/No. 2 (1993 Remastered Version): IV. Giga (Allegro) Nathan Milstein/Leon Pommers 2:16
10 Gelosia, Tu Gia Rendi L'alma Mia Suzie Leblanc/Teatro Lirico/Stephen Stubbs 3:12
11 Concerto in E Flat (Sonata Al Santo Sepolcro) RV130 (Ed. Leppard) (1988 Remastered Version) English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard 4:24
12 Il Giustino RV717, Act 1: Aria: All'armi, O Guerrieri! Marina Comparato/Dominique Labelle/Francesca Provvisionato/Geraldine McGreevy/Leonardo de Lisi/Laura Cherici/Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis 1:16
13 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (L'estro Armonico), No. 10 in B minor RV580 (Four Four Violins): I. Allegro Pavlo Beznosiuk/Jonathan Kahan/Adrian Butterfield/Lucy Howard/Angela East/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 3:52
14 Concerto in G Major for 2 Mandolines and Strings, RV 532: I. Allegro Giovanni Scaramuzzino/Sonia Maurer/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi 4:02 Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa Fabio Biondi 3:23
15 Flute Concerto in G minor 'La Notte' RV439 (Op. 10 No. 2): I. Largo - Presto (Fantasmi) - Largo - Presto Rachel Brown/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 4:38
16 Flute Concerto in G minor 'La Notte' RV439 (Op. 10 No. 2): II. Largo (Il Sonno) Rachel Brown/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 1:33
17 Flute Concerto in G minor 'La Notte' RV439 (Op. 10 No. 2): III. Allegro Rachel Brown/Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead 2:12
18 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): I. Allegro Non Molto Anne-Sophie Mutter/Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert Von Karajan 3:30
19 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): II. Largo Anne-Sophie Mutter/Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert Von Karajan 2:02
20 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): III. Allegro Anne-Sophie Mutter/Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert Von Karajan 3:16
21 Concerto for Recorder in Cmajor Op.44 No.11 Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse/Louis Auriacombe/Michel Sanvoisin 4:08
22 Gloria in D Major, RV 589: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" Riccardo Muti 2:26
23 Gloria in D RV589 (1999 Remastered Version): Laudamus Te Teresa Berganza/Lucia Valentini Terrani/New Philharmonia Chorus/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 2:19
24 Gloria in D RV589 (1999 Remastered Version): Domine Deus (Gordon Hunt, Oboe) Teresa Berganza/Lucia Valentini Terrani/New Philharmonia Chorus/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 3:52
25 Gloria in D RV589 (1999 Remastered Version): Cum Sancto Spiritu Teresa Berganza/Lucia Valentini Terrani/New Philharmonia Chorus/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 2:49
Essential Vivaldi / Composer: Antonio Vivaldi / Performer: Yehudi Menuhin, Christopher Parkening, Emmanuel Pahud, Han-Na Chang, Conductor: Alberto Lysy, Iona Brown, Richard Tognetti, Christopher Warren-Green, Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus, Virtuosi of England, Teatro Lirico, Number of Discs: 2 / Length: 2 Hours 36 Mins. Antonio Vivaldi was one of great composers of the Baroque era. He produced a vast amount of attractive music, much of it in the form of concertos for various instruments, both singly and in combination. His most famous composition is the set of four violin concertos called 'The Four Seasons' and all four of these concertos are heard here, each performed by a different virtuoso soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christopher Warren-Green and Kyung-Wha Chung. Also included are delightful concertos for flute, mandolin, cello, trumpet and oboe, and several beautiful arias from his many operas. The set ends with several extracts from his magnificent setting of the Gloria.
