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Part of the freshness stems from the interaction between Podger and her one-to-a-part ensemble. She’s first among equals and the dynamic couldn’t be further removed from the usual notion of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th April 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, Concerto Choice
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Record Review, 21st April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Vivaldi - Concertos for the Emperor
RecommendedSix violin concertos from the Vienna MS
The English Concert, Andrew Manze
Vivaldi published his Op 9 concertos, La cetra ('The Lyre'), in 1727. Soon after, he presented Charles VI, the Habsburg emperor, with a manuscript set of concertos, also called La cetra. It... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2004, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels
Concertos for recorder, violin, bassoon & strings
Sara Deborah Struntz (violin), Pamela Thorby (recorder), Peter Whelan (bassoon)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin/director)
Whelan with Pamela Thorby provide an evenly balanced partnership with plenty of tasteful ornaments. —
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Roed is an accomplished recorder player and what she achieves here is technically impressive and, more often than not, musically convincing...Roed is supported throughout by the stylish and... —
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Le Humane Passioni - The Concertos of the Human Passion
Giuliano Carmignola (violin solo)
Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca
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Vivaldi: Baroque Concertos
Dejan Gavrić (flute), Pavel Ulanicki (cello), Cathy Stewart (cello), Davide Toso (violin), Michael Schubert (piccolo), Štefan Filas (violin)
Volker Hartung
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Vivaldi: Concertos
Thomas Brandis (violin), Waldemar Döling (harpsichord), Wolfgang Meyer (harpsichord), Ottomar Borwitzky (cello), Emil Maas (violin), Andreas Blau (flute)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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The tempos all feel right, faster movements sounding upbeat but never breakneck, and slower movements given space to breathe but not enough to drag. Metrically, meanwhile, it’s precise but also... —
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
[the B flat Violin Concerto's] slow movement finds Elizabeth Blumenstock at her most eloquent....McGegan is rhythmically incisive [in the Seasons], but strong beats are often leant on unsubtly —