Track Listings (18) - Disc #1| All Artists: Antonio Vivaldi, Andrew Manze, Academy of Ancient Music Title: Vivaldi: Concert for the Prince of Poland Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Original Release Date: 1/1/2002 Re-Release Date: 7/9/2002 Album Type: Import Genre: Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 093046523022 |
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Here, at a bargain price, is a real treat: the lively, elegant, musically alert Andrew Manze leading and playing a handful of wonderful Vivaldi concerti preceded by a little Sinfonia. The concerti, all backed up by the usu... more » |
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Amazon.com Here, at a bargain price, is a real treat: the lively, elegant, musically alert Andrew Manze leading and playing a handful of wonderful Vivaldi concerti preceded by a little Sinfonia. The concerti, all backed up by the usual strings, are for various combinations of instruments. Two are straight violin concerti (playful and bright). One is for violin and three echo violins that repeat what the lead violin has done, but at a distance from the other performers (very entertaining). The most beautiful is for lute and viola d'amore (a gentle, dark texture). The CD ends with one scored for recorders, chalumeaux, mandolins, therobos, cello, and special violins, which is a riot of sound, with a particularly jaunty first movement. The disc's title refers to a visit to Venice in 1740 by Frederick Christian, the Prince Elector of Saxony, during which Vivaldi's music was performed. He was a lucky prince, and we're lucky to have this CD. As usual, Manze and the Academy of Ancient Music are superb. --Robert Levine Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsGreat Music as expected from Andrew Manze scarlatti11 | Killeen, TX United States | 06/22/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "Andrew Manze and the Academy of Ancient Music again in this recording doing a wonderful job the performances are splendid, the acoustics are also wonderful. The Academy of Ancient Music plays with clarity. Indeed, with this recording the music of Vivaldi reached perfection! Highly recomended!" Just sublime DeeCeeP | Canberra, Australia | 11/05/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "I bought this fantastic CD over a year ago and it became my most cherished 'Classics' possession. Then thieves broke in to my home and stole it along with many others. I've finally had it replaced by the insurance company, and am now revisting the beautiful sounds of this program. Superb playing, great collection of works, and the usual sublime recording quality from a HM production. This has to be one of the essential Vivaldi recordings, especially valued given the lower price." Diversity is your best bet HB | Fort Mill, SC | 09/03/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "The final work on this superb CD is one of Vivaldi's true masterworks. Like his incredibly famous Four Seasons, this work has true inspiration and a sound that is second to none. This Concerto in C is written for an astonishing array of diverse instruments. My favorite is the one that sounds just like a clarinet, although the clarinet, as we know it today, was not invented until decades later. This is a work that musicians just seem to absolutely adore. This is my third recording of this piece and in each case the performance has had amazing enthusiasm. It is a work that should be in everybody's library. Unless you have a strong dislike for the baroque or Vivaldi, you should enjoy this music. The rest of the music here is standard Vivaldi. It is interesting and has wonderful sounds, but not really inspired. However, at the budget price, the CD is well worth the money for the one masterpiece it has.
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