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Pentatone’s remastered reissue of Heinz Holliger’s baroque concerto program, a mid-1970s LP staple on Philips, will be welcomed back by all but the most diehard
You know how animal conservationists say that it’s essential to cull the over-populated deer herds every so often so as to make life better and
The title of this best-of release is meant to refer to the featured compositions and composers. The Venice-based Vivaldi traveled extensively, perhaps as far away
This disc is really something special. Collectors are so spoiled for choice in the baroque repertoire at present, particularly on period instruments, but even in
The reason so many violinists record Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is not because, as some jaded listeners may assume, they’re looking for a sure-fire commercial hit.
The six violin concertos offered here are among 30 or so that Vivaldi dedicated to Anna Maria, one of his most gifted pupils who went
One of the best-kept secrets in the world of Baroque and Classical chamber orchestra music is the 15-member ensemble Les Violons du Roy. Founded in
Ercole su’l Termodonte was Vivaldi’s 16th opera, appearing in 1723 in Rome. There was a Papal ban on women appearing on stage at the time
Last time I checked, Vivaldi’s Op. 3 contained 12 concertos, but this recording, whose front-cover title “L’ESTRO ARMONICO” clearly suggests we’re getting the whole set,
Earlier in his career, Philippe Jaroussky was billed as a “male soprano” and it is easy to hear why: his voice is remarkably feminine. “Heroes”
