Vivaldi: La Pastorella - Baroque Chamber Concertos from Venice

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Fiori Musicali (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Fiori Musicali
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Audio CD (April 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metronome
• ASIN: B0006ZXGAU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This is the third release from the British-based baroque chamber orchestra Fiori Musicali. The group plays on authentic instruments and has a 15-year history performing baroque music in England, often in beautiful historic homes. In its 21st season, Fiori Musicali has a strong presence in central England, a residency at the St. Ceciliatide International Festival of Music in London, and has toured abroad to the Early Music Festival in Madrid. Fiori Musicali offer music appreciation classes, and recently began a pilot project to establish an affiliated youth choir, Fiorosa.

The featured artist is well-known recorder virtuoso Pamela Thorby, along with the ensemble’s principal members. They present an elegant program of Baroque chamber concertos from 18th-century Venice.

This release provides not so much a programme but rather a wordless aria illustrating a text, just as Vivaldi added poems to his masterpiece The Four Seasons. The solo parts are demanding technically and show dazzling displays of virtuosic writing.

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars When not all (nor any) is equal(ized), October 9, 2010

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Paul Barrish (Cambria, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivaldi: La Pastorella - Baroque Chamber Concertos from Venice (Audio CD)

pb wrote

The recording engineer, mixlogist or post recording specialist must have been distracted. Major kerfuffle in settings and balance.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pastorella that melts like mozzarella!, January 21, 2008

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Michael Tuttle "Baroque Fanfare" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vivaldi: La Pastorella - Baroque Chamber Concertos from Venice (Audio CD)

I was not impressed by this CD. I have the French Harmonia Mundi recording as well. That one deserves some praise, this one should be used to punish your kids.