Review by: John Greene

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While his contemporaries’ opinions were mixed regarding Vivaldi’s compositional abilities, all were in agreement that as a violinist his skill and expertise were unsurpassed. In 1712, when he was 34, Vivaldi sealed that reputation with L’Estro armonico, a set of 12 concertos purposefully designed to wow the cognoscenti throughout Europe as well as (according to contemporary accounts) satisfy the composer’s insatiable ego. More than for any previous work, Vivaldi took great care to choose the finest publisher on the continent (Estienne Roger in Amsterdam), dedicating the work to one of Italy’s most important patrons (Ferdinand III of Tuscany). But most importantly, he composed one of the richest, most challenging, and musically varied collections of string concertos offered to date. Vivaldi triumphed, and L’Estro armonico became the most influential music publication during the first half of the 18th century.

Here Ottavio Dantone and the Accademia Bizantina offer stylish, expert performances of Concertos 1-6 on this first volume of their complete cycle for Arts Music. For example, their incisive staccato passages of the opening Adagio e spiccato of the Concerto No. 2 are exceptionally well articulated with an impressive variety of dynamic and textural detail. The exuberant first Allegro of the Third concerto (featuring one of Vivaldi’s most famous melodies) is joyously punctuated with Baroque guitar and harpsichord accents, often amid severely delineated ensemble rhythms that rival the urgency of Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante’s equally striking performance. As you might expect, there also are plenty of flashy violin sequences where one or more of the soloists (Vivaldi varied the number from one to four) can display their virtuosity. In the two Allegros of the Fifth concerto, for instance, violin soloists Stefano Montanari and Fiorenza De Donatis have a field day negotiating the wild cadenza-like passages and breathtaking multiple stops. These splendid performances are complemented by Arts’ crisp and clear engineering, and Stefano Aresi’s informative notes highlight many of the unorthodox creative risks Vivaldi took in composing his masterpiece.

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ANTONIO VIVALDI - L'Estro Armonico Op. 3: Concerto No. 1 in D major; No. 2 in G minor; No. 3 in G major; No. 4 in E minor; No. 5 in A major; No. 6 in A minor

• Stefano Montanari, Fiorenza De Donatis, Paolo Zinzani, & Laura Mirri (violin)
  Mauro Valli (cello)
  
• Dantone, Ottavio (conductor)

• Arts Music - 47646-2
• CD

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