Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira (2006)

Linn's Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira, featuring the English group La Serenissima under the direction of Adrian Chandler, has quite a bit to offer the Vivaldi fancier. First are Chandler's excellent reconstructions of two of the fragmentary "Graz" violin sonatas that have not come down with their continuo parts intact. Chandler has filled in the missing music with entirely satisfactory replacements that appear to be seamlessly Vivaldian, rendering these works into a listenable form for the first time. The other instrumental ... Read More

Linn's Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira, featuring the English group La Serenissima under the direction of Adrian Chandler, has quite a bit to offer the Vivaldi fancier. First are Chandler's excellent reconstructions of two of the fragmentary "Graz" violin sonatas that have not come down with their continuo parts intact. Chandler has filled in the missing music with entirely satisfactory replacements that appear to be seamlessly Vivaldian, rendering these works into a listenable form for the first time. The other instrumental work heard here is RV 83, the sonata for violin, cello and continuo -- Vivaldi's only known sonata for this combination of instruments. These instrumental performances are fantastic, particularly by virtue of the energetic lute contribution to the continuo, not to mention leader Chandler's appropriately fiery solo violin work.However, the name of the lutenist isn't provided in the notes, although he is included in the group's picture. A web address directs us to more information, yet... Read Less

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2006, Linn Records UPC: 691062028127 SACD See All