Famous Chamber Concertos

Vivaldi (Composer), Il Giardino Armonico (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico
• Composer: Vivaldi
• Audio CD (June 8, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B000000SL1
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #51 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Recorder

Track Listings

1. Chamber Concerto ('La tempesta di mare'), for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in F major, RV 98: Allegro

2. Chamber Concerto ('La tempesta di mare'), for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in F major, RV 98: Largo

3. Chamber Concerto ('La tempesta di mare'), for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in F major, RV 98: Presto

4. Chamber Concerto ('La notte'), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104: Largo

5. Chamber Concerto ('La notte'), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104: Fantasmi: Presto - Largo - Anda

6. Chamber Concerto ('La notte'), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104: Presto

7. Chamber Concerto ('La notte'), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104: Il Sonno - Largo

8. Chamber Concerto ('La notte'), for flute or violin, 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 104: Allegro

9. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: (Allegro)

10. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: Largo

11. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: Allegro

12. Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in D minor ('La follia'), Op. 1/12, RV 63: Adagio: Tema con 19 variazioni

13. Recorder Concerto, for recorder, strings & continuo in F major, RV 442: Allegro ma non molto

14. Recorder Concerto, for recorder, strings & continuo in F major, RV 442: Largo e cantabile

15. Recorder Concerto, for recorder, strings & continuo in F major, RV 442: Allegro

16. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in D major, RV 94: Allegro

17. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in D major, RV 94: Largo

18. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in D major, RV 94: Allegro

19. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, 2 violins & continuo in A minor, RV 108: Allegro

20. Chamber Concerto, for recorder, 2 violins & continuo in A minor, RV 108: Largo

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! How could they be played different at all!, January 29, 2000

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O. Marschall "OA" (Oslo, Norway Norway) - See all my reviews
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After several years of giving lesser attention to baroque recordings, I read about the Vivaldi-album of Bartoli and Giardino armonico. That was how I discovered the nothing less than revolutionary way of playing Vivaldi by Giardino armonico . This ensemble is sensational. They play Vivaldi so intense, uncompromisingly contrastfully and sometimes shocking abrupt changing moods, tempi, sound effects, dynamics, thereby giving life to this "historic" music in a way I only dared dreaming of. This is Vivaldi "live", and I just can't hold my seat listening to it! They play on historic instruments technically so perfect while breathtakingly expressive. My only question remaining is how could anybody play Vivaldi differently? Be prepared or warned: knowing this Vivaldi, you may use your non-Giardino-armonico recordings of Vivaldi only for educational purposes, may be demonstrating how not to play the four seasons and so on ?

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a compilation of 5 different CD's, January 4, 2000

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Niya (USA) - See all my reviews
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These works are selected from five CD's: the Complete Concerti da Camera Vol. 1-4 and from the Mandolin & Lute Concerti - all by Il Giardino Armonico (on Teldec).

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Startling., April 23, 2001

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Michael Newberry (Santa Monica) - See all my reviews
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Hmmm...Vivaldi's music had always reminded me of a sparkling morning, with flowers blooming, and birds chirping. And perhaps a lover bringing fresh squeezed orange juice on a tray and saying, "good morning sunshine." But Il Giardino Armonico does not sound like that at all! The music is "in your face" demanding to be heard with all of your attention, like a pesky child. Even the quiet lyrical moments have a current of intensity that promises the evasion of tickling hands, or a big shove that totters you over the edge to splash in a pool. This is not dreamy, background music, so hold on to your chair and be prepared to face the playful onslaught.

The sound is superb.