Vivaldi Edition, Vol.1 (10 CD box set, FLAC)

Performer: Rohan de Saram, Enzo Altobelli, I Musici, Bruno Canino, Maria Teresa Garatti, et al.
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Audio CD
SPARS Code: A-D
Number of Discs: 10 CD box set
Format: FLAC (tracks+cue)
Label: Philips
Size: 3.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

# Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Franco Gulli, Bruno Canino, Rohan de Saram, Salvatore Accardo

# Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Bruno Canino, Rohan de Saram, Salvatore Accardo

# L’estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings & continuo, Op. 3
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti, Walter Gallozzi, Luciano Vicari, Roberto Michelucci, Enzo Altobelli, Italo Colandrea, Anna Maria Cotogni

# La stravaganza, violin concertos (12) for violin, strings & continuo, Op. 4
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti, Walter Gallozzi, Felix Ayo, Sylvie Gazeau, Enzo Altobelli

# Sonatas (6) for violin or 2 violins & continuo, Op. 5
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Bruno Canino, Rohan de Saram, Salvatore Accardo

# Concertos (6) for 5 instruments, Op. 6
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Musici, Pina Carmirelli

Authority

I Musici has long time been a famous interpereter on Vivaldi’s music. And as this box set shows, they are definitly the authority. Vivaldi wrote hundereds of concertos, almost in some same style. But in between I Musici can distinguish the subtlety and delicacy of every piece. The result is a full and clear delination of Vivaldi’s concerto, with correct style and atmosphere. The acoustics is a bit over-echoed, but is well-balanced. (After all I finished listening this 10-cd box, it took me over a month.)