Vivaldi Edition Operas, Vol. 1 [Box set]

Alessandro de Marchi (Artist), Jean-Cristophe Spinosi (Artist), Jordi Savall (Artist), Rinaldo Alessandrini (Artist), Ensemble Matheus (Artist), Vivaldi (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Vivaldi
• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 28
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Naive
• ASIN: B0019GKI6U
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,610 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nine of Vivaldi's Great Operas, January 4, 2009

By 

Giordano Bruno (Wherever I am, I am.) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Vivaldi Edition Operas, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

I'm not ready to review these performances, except to say that they are uniformly brilliant, not all by the same ensembles, and quite a lot more expensive if purchased separately.
The nine operas included on the 27 CDs are:

L'Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727
Juditha triumphans, RV 645
Tito Manlio, RV 738 (currently my favorite)
La verità in cimento, RV 739
Orlando furioso, RV 728
L'Atenaide, RV 702
Il Farnace, RV 711
L'Olimpiade, RV 725
Griselda, RV 718

The 28th disk in the box is a DVD documenting the whole production concept. If you want a preview of the singing quality, I suggest you go to youtube and search for some of the singers - Jaroussky, Piau, Lemieux for starters - and conductor Jean-Cristophe Spinosi.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Packaging is the ONLY Fault, November 22, 2011

By 

Scott Rose (Labrador, QLD, AU) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Vivaldi Edition Operas, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Completely agree with other reviews about the faulty packaging, the foam circles wear easily and once a CD is removed for the first time and replaced, it never fits snugly back in. The result is that CD's can easily fall out. This is too bad because other than that, this box set is an absolute dream!

I would still highly recommend it, as someone who adores listening to Vivaldi (especially his operas). All of the performances are virtuosic, the conducting is brilliant, the sound is superb - everything is first class. You won't regret your purchase, even if you pay a mint for it, like I did.

Looking forward to another edition. My only advice to Naive would be to please improve the functionality of the packaging, the rest of the design itself and everything else was breathtaking. Bonus points for whomever thought of the hot, Schiaparelli pink font on the front cover.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Defective packaging, November 3, 2010

By 

L. Topper - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Vivaldi Edition Operas, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The previous reviewer is accurate that the singing on these sets is wonderful, but the discs come in a large slip case that is meant to be opulent. However, the discs are held in place with foam circles. Once you take a disc out of the set, the foam circles do not hold the discs firmly in. They move in the packaging. They can easily be damaged by accident. It was a seemingly good idea and the packaging looks nice, but a customer is better getting them individually or in a different kind of packaging.