The Vivaldi Concerto for mandolin and orchestra, RV 425, was an essential component of the 1970s classical LP collection -- with the mandolin amped up so loud in order to compete with a large orchestral string section that it sounded like an electric guitar blazing through an arena rock concert. Things have improved a bit since then, but balance ...
When considering Baroque concertos for multiple instruments -- particularly violins -- Vivaldi is certainly the name that comes most quickly to mind. This album proves, however, that many composers were writing for this medium and doing a magnificent job of it. Despite conductor Reinhard Goebel's stated trepidation about the success of concertos ...
This five-disc set is extracted from the Brilliant label's 160-CD complete Bach edition, an impressive achievement on purely logistical grounds (although there's a logistical hiccup here -- the box is variously designated as Vol. IV and Volume 9 on its cover). Some of that massive undertaking required the licensing of existing material, but a good ...
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