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Vivaldi: Il Mondo al Rovescio - Concerti con molti instromenti
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Vivaldi: Il Mondo al Rovescio - Concerti con molti instromenti
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Recordings of
concertos may seem to be a dime a dozen, but this one is a standout. Violinist
sets herself the task of bringing together and interpreting concertos with a great variety of instrumentation, and one will be bowled over by the sheer variety here. Start at the end with the
, whose subtitle,
("The World Upside Down"), gives the album its title. It features a solo violin and cello playing in each other's clefs. Elsewhere, listeners will hear a solo clarinet, a good deal of percussion in the supposedly percussionless Baroque, really wild echo effects in the first movement of the
, a couple of examples of
's solemn style in writing for a formal church environment (entirely different from his usual mode), and a great deal more.
directs the ensemble
from the violin, and the musicians convey a sense of wonder at
's unfailing exuberance. These players have recorded three albums of
now, and they truly stand out from the crowd; this album made best-seller charts in late 2022. ~ James Manheim