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"Brace yourself for some exquisitely dizzy spells, at the hand of Jupiter," the booklet notes here confidently proclaim. The simple album title Vivaldi is confident in its own way, and indeed, among all the thousands of Vivaldi releases on the market, this one by the chamber group Jupiter stands out. There are some exceptionally strong soloists, both vocal and instrumental. Sample Peter Whelan in the lovely slow movement of the Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495, and there is mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, who is not to all tastes but strongly to some. Sampling one of her arias will determine which camp you fall into. None of these soloists gets credit on the cover, which mentions only Jupiter and its leader, Thomas Dunford. This is likely because, despite all the solo firepower on display, it is lutenist Dunford who has shaped the style. He brings a continuo-heavy sound that's flexible and animates the punchy, percussive, somewhat improvisatory spirit of the whole. Ironically, the least successful of the solos is Dunford's, in the familiar Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93, which is over-ornamented and oversaturated with rubato in a piece that derives its appeal from simplicity. The apparently original popular song We Are the Ocean at the end also is questionable; it seems to come out of nowhere. This is ostensibly a bonus track, but with online presentation, that distinction is disappearing. Nevertheless, this is impressively original Vivaldi with many gorgeous moments.
© TiVo
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Farnace, RV 711 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Juditha Triumphans, RV 644 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Bassoon Concerto in G Minor, RV 495 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Peter Whelan, Bassoon - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Peter Whelan, Bassoon - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Peter Whelan, Bassoon - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Nisi Dominus, RV 608 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Juditha, RV 644 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Cello Concerto in G Minor, RV 416 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Bruno Philippe, Cello - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Bruno Philippe, Cello - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Bruno Philippe, Cello - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Giustino, RV 717 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
L'Olimpiade, RV 725 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Griselda, RV 718 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano - Jupiter - Thomas Dunford, Conductor & Lute - Jupiter, Composer
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Albumbeschreibung
"Brace yourself for some exquisitely dizzy spells, at the hand of Jupiter," the booklet notes here confidently proclaim. The simple album title Vivaldi is confident in its own way, and indeed, among all the thousands of Vivaldi releases on the market, this one by the chamber group Jupiter stands out. There are some exceptionally strong soloists, both vocal and instrumental. Sample Peter Whelan in the lovely slow movement of the Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495, and there is mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, who is not to all tastes but strongly to some. Sampling one of her arias will determine which camp you fall into. None of these soloists gets credit on the cover, which mentions only Jupiter and its leader, Thomas Dunford. This is likely because, despite all the solo firepower on display, it is lutenist Dunford who has shaped the style. He brings a continuo-heavy sound that's flexible and animates the punchy, percussive, somewhat improvisatory spirit of the whole. Ironically, the least successful of the solos is Dunford's, in the familiar Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93, which is over-ornamented and oversaturated with rubato in a piece that derives its appeal from simplicity. The apparently original popular song We Are the Ocean at the end also is questionable; it seems to come out of nowhere. This is ostensibly a bonus track, but with online presentation, that distinction is disappearing. Nevertheless, this is impressively original Vivaldi with many gorgeous moments.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : Recorded in November 2018 at Théatre d’Arras (France)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:52
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Thomas Dunford Jupiter
- Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Area: Italie
- Genre: Klassiek
- Period: Baroque Music
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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