Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos

Roy Goodman (Artist, Conductor), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Jane Coe (Performer), Mandy MacNamara (Performer), Robert King (Performer), Piers Adams (Performer), Jane Compton (Performer), Miles Golding (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jane Coe, Mandy MacNamara, Robert King, Piers Adams, Jane Compton, et al.
• Conductor: Roy Goodman
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Audio CD (November 20, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cala
• ASIN: B00000FDE6
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a stellar recording at all., January 22, 2010

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Alexander Mendez "Classics" (South Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos (Audio CD)

I got excited when I saw this cd and bought it. I thought, if it has Robert King it must be good. The playing is virtuosic but somehow lackluster. It doesn't have the elegance of old-fashioned recordings, nor the rich authentic sound of today's recordings. The accompaniment is somehow completely blurred and all I really can follow distinctly is the solo line. While technically precise, the solo playing is not very creative. Sometimes the true sound of the authentic instruments shines, as in the concerto "La Notte," but for the most they just sound fuzzy and distant.