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Bach - Vivaldi : Magnificat & Concerti

Jordi Savall

Classical - Released December 1, 2014 | Alia Vox

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Bach - Vivaldi : Magnificat & Concerti (5.1 Edition)

Antonio Vivaldi

Classical - Released December 1, 2014 | Alia Vox

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Vivaldi: Ostro Picta & Gloria - Bach: Magnificat

Collegium Musicum

Choral Music (Choirs) - Released March 1, 1991 | Chandos

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Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat and concerti

Patrizia Biccire

Classical - Released April 1, 1997 | naïve classique

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Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243 - Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589 & Kyrie, RV 587

Michel Corboz

Classical - Released April 1, 1990 | Warner Classics International

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Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major, RV 589 / Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

The Sixteen

Classical - Released November 14, 2006 | Coro

The small British chorus called the Sixteen and director Harry Christophers have delivered consistently popular recordings of Renaissance and Baroque music, maintaining very high standards of performance. Here they couple two of the most popular Baroque works of all, Vivaldi's Gloria in D major, RV 589, and Bach's Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, and the results are handsome indeed. The tenor of the performances flows from the conceptions of each work that Christophers expresses in one of the little personal essays that appears at the beginning of each booklet in this series: Vivaldi, he said, is "effective," and even operates in places here "at his simplest," while Bach is "complex." Some would use other words first, for each composer -- daring or kinetic for Vivaldi, devotional or a dozen other words for Bach. There are recordings that give Vivaldi in general and the Gloria in particular more of an edge; there are recordings of Bach that seem warmer, or more rooted in the sacred texts. But here, as usual, Christophers, the Sixteen, and the Symphony of Harmony & Invention Baroque orchestra play it straight up the middle and create accessible, appealing recordings using historical instruments. The Magnificat is really superior in the choral sections, with superb articulation of Bach's difficult interlocking runs of sixteenth notes; the building energy of the final three choruses is marvelously rendered, and the opening "Magnificat" is expansive and rich. The Vivaldi is sunny rather than triumphal, with the choir a bit reined in and rounded in tone in the famous opening "Gloria," but all the solos are top-notch, with the "Laudamus te" soprano duet of Lynda Russell and Gillian Fisher an especially lilting standout. The listener has many choices when it comes to recordings of these works, but it's hard to imagine these, the Bach especially, being substantially outdone.© TiVo
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J.S.Bach - Harpsichord Concerti After Vivaldi And Other Masters, Vol.1

Kenneth Gilbert

Classical - Released January 22, 1965 | Baroque Records

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Vivaldi: Gloria & Magnificat - Bach: Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Hallenser Madrigalisten

Stories and Nursery Rhymes - Released October 8, 1990 | Berlin Classics

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Concerti and Concerti Grossi by Handel, J. S. Bach & Vivaldi

Academy of Ancient Music

Concertos - Released January 1, 2006 | Wigmore Hall Live

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J.S. Bach Six Concerti after Vivaldi and Other masters

Kenneth Gilbert

Classical - Released November 7, 1971 | Baroque Records

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Antonio Vivaldi & Johann Sebastian Bach Concerti per Clavicembalo

Ero Maria Barbero

Classical - Released January 14, 2024 | Musica Novantiqua

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Vivaldi 12 Concertos Op.3 'Estro Armonico', Bach Keyboards Arrangements

Rinaldo Alessandrini

Classical - Released March 25, 2022 | naïve

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One of Antonio Vivaldi’s undisputed masterpieces—alongside the famous Quattro Stagioni—L’Estro armonico, a set of 12 concertos for stringed instruments, caused a real stir when it was first published in Amsterdam in 1711. Vivaldi’s creation fascinated many composers, beginning with Johann Sebastian Bach who decided to transcribe several of these concertos for keyboard during his time in Weimar. He explored Italian musical inclinations in great detail, and his personal work often reflects the perfect assimilation of Italian-style virtuosity and the melodic art typical of the musicians from the peninsula (Corelli, Vivaldi, Marcello, Torelli, etc.).In this magnificent double album, Rinaldo Alessandrini confronts Vivaldi’s original orchestras and Bach’s arrangements. There’s Concerto No. 3 from L’Estro armonico (for solo violin), followed by the version for keyboard (BWV 978)—in this case a solo harpsichord—and Concerto No. 10 from Vivaldi’s Opus 3, followed by its famous elaboration for four keyboards (BWV 1065). Of course, it’s fascinating to compare the originals with Bach’s versions; the German composer will often enrich the polyphonic texture or change the melodic contours. Vivaldi, on the other hand, displays melodic genius and great instrumental imagination, as well as an innate ability to create an incredible ambience. It’s nothing short of enchanting: no wonder his work left the whole of Europe stunned.The orchestral versions of Rinaldo Alessandrini and his Concerto italiano can only be described as prodigious. They display such finesse and flexibility (and a beautiful instrumental reach too!). Their textures are silky, their rhythm poised and perfectly formed (right from Concerto No.1, which opens the collection). Bach’s versions take a backseat here, despite the outstanding performances given by Rinaldo Alessandrini on harpsichord and Lorenzo Ghielmi on the organ, which are a real treat for the ears. The star of the show is Vivaldi. With this release, Rinaldo Alessandrini and his Concerto Italiano provide one of the most beautiful and formidably joyful interpretations of L’Estro armonico. It’s simply unmissable! © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz
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Telemann, Platti, Vivaldi & Geminiani: Concerti all'arrabbiata

Freiburger Barockorchester

Classical - Released November 12, 2021 | Aparté

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Italy. Home to the spicy arrabiata pasta sauce made with tomatoes and dried chillis, and also home to fierily explosive baroque music. I’m not entirely convinced we needed that link in order to best appreciate or understand these five works presented by the Freiburger Barockorchester, but there’s no question that this programme fulfils its aim to showcase the blazing, virtuosic concerto style of eighteenth century Italy, while highlighting the influence it had on German composers, represented here by Telemann. So on the Italian side, that means Platti’s Concerto in G Minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo I 47, Vivaldi’s Concerto in E-flat Major for Bassoon, Strings and Continuo RV 483 and Francesco Geminiani’s Concerto Grosso in D Minor for Two Violins, Cello, Strings and Continuo, “La Follia”, after Corelli's famous Sonata No. 12, Op. 5; and beyond fieriness, the additional draw of these three works is both how distinct they are from each other, and how representative of their respective composers voices. Then as for Telemann’s Italian-inspired works (and it works particularly well to have them sitting as the programme’s outer pillars), there’s the Sinfonia in D Major for Two Horns, Strings and Continuo, TWV 52:D2 and his “Grillen-Symphonie” Sinfonia in G Major for piccolo, chalumeau, double-Bass, strings and continuo. You can always count on the FBO for sprightly tempi and classily neat precision, and that holds true here. In general, these are readings at the smoothly elegant end of period performance spectrum, which is exactly the quality you want for Platti’s light grace in particular. They do also let rip at points too, though, in their own elegant way. I’m thinking especially of their horns through the first of the Telemann sinfonias, who serve up merry virtuosity for the third movement Allegro, and bring real swagger and flourish to their final Allegro assai. There’s equally some fabulous bassoon work in the Vivaldi, while the Grillen-Symphonie or “Cricket Symphony” – incidentally one that Telemann himself jokingly described on the manuscript as being “in the Italian, English, Scottish and Polish styles” – makes for a properly zesty closing romp. © Charlotte Gardner/Qobuz
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J. S. Bach : Magnificat

Philippe Pierlot

Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released November 5, 2009 | Mirare

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Philippe Pierlot and the Ricercar Consort's 2006 recording of Bach's Magnificat brings back the glory days of historically informed performances, those halcyon days in the 1980s when musicians, empowered by scholarship and energized by virtuosity, were recording the Baroque repertoire with the zeal of the newly converted. Though Pierlot and his musicians are of a younger generation, they bring a missionary fervor to the music, a program of Bach's Magnificat, BWV 243, and Missa Brevis, BWV 235, interspersed with two well-chosen organ works, the Fuga sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733, and the Präludium und Fuga, BWV 541. Pierlot's textures are clean, his rhythms buoyant, his colors bright, and tempos brisk, but not rushed in the fast movements, and contemplative but not moribund in the slow movements. The Ricercar Consort plays with technical brilliance and manifest enthusiasm as an ensemble, and the violin and flute soloists deliver sparkling performances. But perhaps the best thing is the five vocal soloists and given that they also serve as the choir, their performances are even more remarkable. With clarion tones, gracious technique, and an effortless blend, they comport themselves with the ease and luster of the best jazz vocal groups, and the spirit they bring to their parts is infectious. Francis Jacob delivers forceful yet effervescent readings of the two organ works. Mirare's digital sound is as clear and as real as a blue sky. © TiVo
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Cantata

Dunedin Consort

Classical - Released October 16, 2015 | Linn Records

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