Naïve has set itself the daunting task of recording all the works of the Antonio Vivaldi from the collection at the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria in Turin, about 450 works in all. The composer wrote nearly 50 operas, of which 15 are in this collection, and Naïve is doing a splendid job of presenting them to modern audiences with the utmost care, professionalism, and passion. This recording of La fida ninfa (1732), featuring some of the most expert performers of Baroque opera, won a prestigious Diapason d'Or award. Jean ...
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Naïve has set itself the daunting task of recording all the works of the Antonio Vivaldi from the collection at the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria in Turin, about 450 works in all. The composer wrote nearly 50 operas, of which 15 are in this collection, and Naïve is doing a splendid job of presenting them to modern audiences with the utmost care, professionalism, and passion. This recording of La fida ninfa (1732), featuring some of the most expert performers of Baroque opera, won a prestigious Diapason d'Or award. Jean-Christophe Spinosi leads the French ensemble Matheus in a performance of enormously supple energy and musical finesse. Both elements are essential for this repertoire; the music demands the highest level of show-stopping virtuosity, both from the singers and the instrumentalists, but without being driven of a sure sense of the drama, it could come off merely as pyrotechnic note-spinning. Spinosi and his performers are fully successful in exposing the opera's dramatic contours, and...
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Add this copy of Vivaldi: La Fida Ninfa (Tesori Del Piemonti, Vol. 39) to cart. $44.00, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Naive.
