DIVOX ANTIQUA on period instruments: VIVALDI sinfonie d'opera - Stefano Molardi - I Virtuosi delle Musi
Artist: Stefano Molardi - I Virtuosi delle Musi
Album: VIVALDI sinfonie d'opera
Album: VIVALDI sinfonie d'opera
Released: 2006
Label: Divox Antiqua
Catalog N°: CDX-70501-6
File Format: eac wv cue log scans complete. 401MB
… The performances by I Virtuosi delle Muse, directed by Molardi from the harpsichord, are superb. Most notable are the ensemble’s rich but subtly graded palette of colours (to accord with Charles de Brosses’ enthusiastic observations after hearing Vivaldi and his orchestra in Venice), rhythmic vitality and atmospheric renditions of the slow movements. This last quality is enhanced by the surprising appearance of the viola d’amore among the strings, which Molardi believes often participated in 17th- and 18th- century Venetian orchestral ensembles.
01. Olimpiade - Allegro 02:06
02. Olimpiade - Andante 02:37
03. Oimpiade - Allegro 00:58
04. Olimpiade - Allegro molto 01:13
05. Incoronazione di Dario - Allegro 02:20
06. Incoronazione di Dario - Pianissimo 01:33
07. Incoronazione di Dario - Presto 01:04
08. Giustino - Allegro 02:17
09. Giustino - Andante 02:34
10. Giustino - Allegro 00:41
11. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Allegro 01:57
12. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Andante 03:34
13. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Presto 01:05
14. Armida - Allegro 01:44
15. Armida - Andante 02:18
16. Armida - Allegro 00:58
17. Arsilda - Allegro 01:38
18. Arsilda - Andante 01:51
19. Arsilda - Presto 00:32
20. La Senna festeggiante - Allegro 02:31
21. La Senna festeggiante - Andante molto 02:41
22. La Senna festeggiante - Allegro molto 01:45
23. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Adagio 00:40
24. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Presto 01:42
25. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Allegro molto 00:57
26. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Allegro 01:40
27. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Andante 01:30
28. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Presto 00:37
29. Fida ninfa - Allegro 3' atto 03:53
30. Griselda - Allegro 01:53
31. Griselda - Andante 02:24
32. Griselda - Minuet 00:47
33. Dorilla - Allegro 01:49
34. Dorilla - Andante 02:32
35. Dorilla - Allegro 00:42
… I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed their renderings of Le sinfonie. They are dramatic and well executed, if not over the top, like some Italian recordings I've had to suffer! The sound of the band varies from track to track, to suit the music (and, suggests the booklet, the theme of the opera with which each is associated, though I take that with a large pinch of salt). Clearly, I Virtuosi delle Muse are a group to watch, and Divox Antiqua should be justly happy to have signed them up
Antonio Vivaldi : Opernouvertüren : Nie gehörtes aus der Feder Vivaldis findet sich auf dieser CD – aber das ist noch nicht einmal das Interessanteste. Sondern der Orchesterklang, den die Virtuosi delle Muse für Vivaldi finden. Angelehnt an Berichte von Zeitgenossen über das Spiel Vivaldis zu seiner Zeit interpretieren die Barockspezialisten die Opernouvertüren, mit großer Freiheit, feinen dynamischen Differenzierungen und mit einem neuen Klang, der nicht zuletzt durch die Verwendung der Viola d’amore als Orchesterinstrument zustande kommt.
Label: Divox Antiqua
Catalog N°: CDX-70501-6
File Format: eac wv cue log scans complete. 401MB
… The performances by I Virtuosi delle Muse, directed by Molardi from the harpsichord, are superb. Most notable are the ensemble’s rich but subtly graded palette of colours (to accord with Charles de Brosses’ enthusiastic observations after hearing Vivaldi and his orchestra in Venice), rhythmic vitality and atmospheric renditions of the slow movements. This last quality is enhanced by the surprising appearance of the viola d’amore among the strings, which Molardi believes often participated in 17th- and 18th- century Venetian orchestral ensembles.
Goldberg Magazine - number 41, august 2006
01. Olimpiade - Allegro 02:06
02. Olimpiade - Andante 02:37
03. Oimpiade - Allegro 00:58
04. Olimpiade - Allegro molto 01:13
05. Incoronazione di Dario - Allegro 02:20
06. Incoronazione di Dario - Pianissimo 01:33
07. Incoronazione di Dario - Presto 01:04
08. Giustino - Allegro 02:17
09. Giustino - Andante 02:34
10. Giustino - Allegro 00:41
11. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Allegro 01:57
12. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Andante 03:34
13. Sinfonia in Fa Magg. - Presto 01:05
14. Armida - Allegro 01:44
15. Armida - Andante 02:18
16. Armida - Allegro 00:58
17. Arsilda - Allegro 01:38
18. Arsilda - Andante 01:51
19. Arsilda - Presto 00:32
20. La Senna festeggiante - Allegro 02:31
21. La Senna festeggiante - Andante molto 02:41
22. La Senna festeggiante - Allegro molto 01:45
23. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Adagio 00:40
24. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Presto 01:42
25. La Senna festeggiante pt.2 - Allegro molto 00:57
26. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Allegro 01:40
27. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Andante 01:30
28. Sinfonia in Do Magg. - Presto 00:37
29. Fida ninfa - Allegro 3' atto 03:53
30. Griselda - Allegro 01:53
31. Griselda - Andante 02:24
32. Griselda - Minuet 00:47
33. Dorilla - Allegro 01:49
34. Dorilla - Andante 02:32
35. Dorilla - Allegro 00:42
… I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed their renderings of Le sinfonie. They are dramatic and well executed, if not over the top, like some Italian recordings I've had to suffer! The sound of the band varies from track to track, to suit the music (and, suggests the booklet, the theme of the opera with which each is associated, though I take that with a large pinch of salt). Clearly, I Virtuosi delle Muse are a group to watch, and Divox Antiqua should be justly happy to have signed them up
Early Music Review - number 113, june 2006
Antonio Vivaldi : Opernouvertüren : Nie gehörtes aus der Feder Vivaldis findet sich auf dieser CD – aber das ist noch nicht einmal das Interessanteste. Sondern der Orchesterklang, den die Virtuosi delle Muse für Vivaldi finden. Angelehnt an Berichte von Zeitgenossen über das Spiel Vivaldis zu seiner Zeit interpretieren die Barockspezialisten die Opernouvertüren, mit großer Freiheit, feinen dynamischen Differenzierungen und mit einem neuen Klang, der nicht zuletzt durch die Verwendung der Viola d’amore als Orchesterinstrument zustande kommt.
Crescendo, das Klassikmagazin, april - mai 2006