Vivaldi: Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet) RV 703

It is impossible to be certain how much of Il Tamerlano was actually composed by Antonio Vivaldi...And yet this musical collage sounds unmistakeably Vivaldian...If the countertenor Filippo Mineccia’s... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2020
Catalogue No: OP7080
Label: Naive

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Vivaldi: Bajazet

Bruno Taddia (baritone), Filippo Mineccia (counter-tenor), Delphine Galou (contralto), Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Marina De Liso (soprano), Arianna Venditelli (soprano), Accademia Bizantina (early music ensemble), Ottavio Dantone (early keyboard instruments)

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Thanks to this tenth recording by Accademia Bizantina in the central core of the Vivaldi Edition, Il Tamerlano can now take its justly earned place in the Vivaldi catalogue, helping to renew the name and reputation of Timur, the Tartar emperor whose memory was later overshadowed by the Ottoman sultan.

Vivaldi’s opera was first performed during the Venice Carnival of 1735 and resurrected in 2005 under the title Bajazet. Here, under the musical direction of Ottavio Dantone, we have a sextet of dramatically engaged virtuoso soloists and an orchestra that is perfectly aware of Vivaldi’s musical dialectic.

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Christmas 2020

It is impossible to be certain how much of Il Tamerlano was actually composed by Antonio Vivaldi...And yet this musical collage sounds unmistakeably Vivaldian...If the countertenor Filippo Mineccia’s Tamerlano with a thrilling drop into the chest register is primus inter pares, then Sophie Rennert as Irene his rejected bride and Delphine Galou’s Asteria match him...Dantone directs the Accademia Bizantina through three acts of unalloyed delight.

November 2020

Accademia Bizantina play crisply in the Sinfonia, and Ottavio Dantone nurtures versatile textures in the diverse arias. Filippo Mineccia’s quick precision characterises Tamerlano’s imperious authority...Galou’s fluency and soulfulness are well-suited to Asteria’s emotional conflict...Accademia Bizantina’s immersive interpretation is a compelling advocacy for the patchwork opera’s merits.

January 2021

It is rare to encounter a studio recording that is for the most part such an electrifying experience...Dantone has assembled an outstanding cast that responds unerringly to direction that runs a gamut from fervent driving rhythms to a gossamer-like grace and lightness of touch...I cannot leave without praise for the razor-sharp playing of Accademia Bizantina, who respond to their founder’s inspiring direction as if their very lives depend upon it.

Vivaldi: Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet) RV 703

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