Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (Tesori del Piemonte, Vol. 44)

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor), Concerto Italiano (Orchestra), Furio Zanasi (Performer), Marina Comparato (Performer), Romina Basso (Performer), Martín Oro (Performer), Sara Mingardo (Performer), Monica Bacelli (Performer), Raffaella Milanesi (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Furio Zanasi, Marina Comparato, Romina Basso, Martín Oro, Sara Mingardo, et al.
• Orchestra: Concerto Italiano
• Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Audio CD (May 25, 2010)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Naive Records
• ASIN: B0035UHJBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,159 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Sinfonia. Allegro

2. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Sinfonia. (Andante)

3. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Sinfonia. Allegro molto

4. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 1. Scene 1. Recitativo

5. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 1. Scene 1. Coro. Viva del Mondo il Lume

6. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 1. Scene 2. Recitativo

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Disc: 2

1. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Recitativo

2. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Coro. Di dolci nettare

3. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Recitativo

4. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Coro. Dall'alta sede

5. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Recitativo

6. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 2. Scene 1. Coro. Ite felici

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Disc: 3

1. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 1. Recitativo

2. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 1. Aria. Tù mi togli alle ritorte

3. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 2. Recitativo

4. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 3. Recitativo

5. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 3. Aria. Ṇ, bel labbro, men sdegnoso

6. Armida al camp d'Egitto, opera in 3 acts (act 2 lost), RV 699 A/D: Act 3. Scene 4. Recitativo

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Editorial Reviews

This opera, which marks the end of the apogee of Vivaldi's first Venetian period, has come down to us without the music to Act II. Adopting a practice
that was common in Vivaldi s day, Alessandrini has reconstructed the missing music using already-existing
pieces by Vivaldi very carefully chosen with the help of the musicologist Frédéric Delaméa. A very successful
restoration, enabling us to discover a new work by the brilliant Venetian composer! Following La fida ninfa and the re-issue of Farnace, this is the 10th opera recording in the Vivaldi Edition. This is the 2nd opera recording of Rinaldo Alessandrini in
the Vivaldi Edition, 7 years after L Olimpiade. The vocal cast is almost fully Italian and includes confirmed stars Sara Mingardo & Furio Zanasiand rising stars Romina Basso & Martin Oro

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine, if not top drawer, December 31, 2011

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Jon Chambers (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (Tesori del Piemonte, Vol. 44) (Audio CD)

As one of Vivaldi's earlier operas, we might expect Armida to be full of orchestral tricks, with plentiful contrasts of timbre and texture alongside the kind of dazzling instrumental solos so characteristic of this composer's early phase. Surprisingly, and somewhat disappointingly, it isn't - for the simple reason that its initial venue, Venice's S.Miose theatre, was too compact for the grander scale orchestra that was soon to be used to such effect in, say, Tito Manlio. Such relative uniformity seems a weakness, despite the efforts of Frederic Dalamea to promote the opera's merits in the accompanying booklet (in which he perversely claims that instrumental colour and contrast is one of Armida's strengths). With the exception of a couple of horns and a bassoon in Act III, the orchestra is resolutely strings-only. And things are not helped by Rinaldo Alessandrini's refusal to enliven recitatives beyond the rudimentary harpsichord and bass - contrast this with Spinosi's occasionally riveting presentation of recitative in La fida ninfa. Sometimes, even Vivaldi doesn't help things. Given his genius for duet and larger ensemble writing, it is again disappointing to learn that such rare multi-voice arias as 'Questo ferro' never actually combines the two voices (it is thus technically a Duo rather than Duet). Elsewhere, Vivaldi's richly inventive interplay of two melodic lines forms very much a highlight of his work, whether orchestral or vocal.

This is not to deny that most - if not all - of the arias are engaging enough to sustain listener interest, with some of them being among Vivaldi's very best (like the beautiful 'D'un bel volto arde alle face' in Act I). We'd expect no less from Vivaldi. Recording quality too is uniformly excellent (and we'd expect nothing less from Naive). But for me, its lack of contrast, allied to the depleted score (Act II has been lost), mean that Armida doesn't scale the absolute summits.

So much of Vivaldi's work in the opera genre has been lost that we should be grateful for the efforts of Alessandrini in providing a workable score. Act II's unfortunate absence required Alessandrini himself to supply all of the recitatives and the opening four choruses for the reconstruction. This job he does superbly, showing a far greater grasp of Vivaldi's musical idiom than many a would-be imitator. The (pasticcio) second act's arias, mostly taken from Vivaldi's better-known operas, are attractive and well chosen. Overall, therefore, highly commendable rather than exceptional.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (Tesori del Piemonte, Vol. 44), October 7, 2011

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (Tesori del Piemonte, Vol. 44) (Audio CD)

Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (Tesori del Piemonte, Vol. 44) is a 2009 Naive recording under the direction of Rinaldo Alessandrini. Mr Alessandrini leads the Concerto Italiano. The booklet contains 135 pages. Frederic Delmea and Rinaldo Alessandri have written the music notes. The lyrics are available in English, Italian and French. The sound quality is superb. It verily feels as listening to it live. Vivaldi shows that he is so much more then the 4 seasons. Truly an enjoyable recording. Highly recommended indeed. 5/5.