Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford, Cecilia Bernardini, Louis Creac’h, Jérôme Van Waerbeke, Bruno Philippe, Douglas Balliett, Peter Whelan, Jean Rondeau
Conductor: Thomas Dunford
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Release: 2019
Size: 1.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Farnace, RV 711
01. Air “Gelido in ogni vena”
Juditha triumphans, RV 644
02. Air “Armatae face et anguibus”
Bassoon Concerto in G Minor, RV 495
03. I. Presto
04. II. Largo
05. III. Allegro
Nisi dominus, RV 608
06. Cum dederit
Juditha triumphans, RV 644
07. Air “Veni, veni me sequere fida”
Cello Concerto in G Minor, RV 416
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Adagio
10. III. Allegro
Giustino, RV 717
11. Air ‘Vedrò con mio diletto’
Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Largo
14. III. Allegro
L’olimpiade, RV 725
15. Air “Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti”
Griselda, RV 718
16. Air “Agitata da due venti”
Jupiter
17. We Are the Ocean
In founding the Jupiter ensemble, the lutenist Thomas Dunford wanted to ‘rediscover the spirit of chamber music in the Baroque repertory. Jupiter operates in a kind of fraternity, as if we had always known each other… Vivaldi’s highly contrasted music demands precisely this natural response – almost like improvisation’. Lea Desandre speaks of a ‘search for colour and almost limitless inflections. This music was the “pop” of the eighteenth century’. The Franco-Italian mezzo, named ‘Révélation lyrique’ (vocal newcomer of the year) at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2017, performs arias from operas including Il Giustino, Juditha triumphans, Il Farnace and Griselda, as well as the famous ‘Cum dederit’ from the Nisi Dominus. The programme also includes four concertos, for lute in D major, for lute and violin, for bassoon in G minor and for cello in G minor. In addition to Thomas Dunford on lute, Peter Whelan on bassoon and the cellist Bruno Philippe, also a ‘Révélation’ at the Victoires de la Musique (2018), this flamboyant programme features Jean Rondeau on harpsichord and organ, Cecilia Bernardini and Louis Creac’h (violins), Jérôme Van Waerbeke (viola) and Douglas Balliett (double bass).