This album celebrates Antonio Vivaldi’s compositions for a particular vocal register, the alto, and for soloists from three different instrumental families: strings, woodwinds (the transverse flute) and brass (the horn). It includes the now famous arias from Orlando furioso and La verit in cimento, the violin concerto RV241, brought back from Venice in 1717 by Johann Georg Pisendel, a leading violinist, pupil and friend of Vivaldi, a flute concerto, not to mention his sacred vocal music, much of which is written for solo voice. A broad and eclectic panorama, a veritable ‘best of’ the Venetian composer, conceived by the musicians of Cafe Zimmermann, who have been playing Vivaldi’s music with passion since it’s creation more than 25 years ago (as evidenced by it’s rich discography at Alpha), and the French countertenor Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian, ‘enchanting in Vivaldi’, writes Diapason, which praises his ‘penetrating artistry’ and ‘unique personality’.

Tracklist:

1. Bajazet, RV 703-Sinfonia in F Major. I. Allegro
2. Bajazet, RV 703-Sinfonia in F Major. II. Andante Molto
3. Bajazet, RV 703-Sinfonia in F Major. III. Allegro
4. Verit in Cimento, RV 739-Aria. I Lacci Tende Pi Forti
5. Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 241-I. Allegro
6. Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 241-II. Grave
7. Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 241-III. Allegro
8. Orlando Furioso, RV 728-Aria. Sol Da Te, Mio Dolce Amore
9. Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores, RV 640-Introduzione Al Gloria
10. Concerto for 2 Horns in F Major, RV 538-I. Allegro
11. Concerto for 2 Horns in F Major, RV 538-II. Largo
12. Concerto for 2 Horns in F Major, RV 538-III. Allegro Non Molto
13. Orlando Furioso, RV 728-Aria. Pianger Sin Che L’onda
14. Verit in Cimento, RV 739-Aria. Mi Vuoi Tradir, Lo SO
15. Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434-I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
16. Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434-II. Largo Cantabile
17. Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434-III. Allegro
18. Motezuma, RV 723-Aria. S’impugni la Spada

UPC: 3701624511954
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD