Vivaldi: The Masterworks (40CD Box Set)
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Music CD Cover Composer: Anotnio Vivaldi Performer: Jeroen Assink Performer: Daniel Smith Performer: Michael McCraw Performer: Albert Brüggem Performer: Anthony Pleeth Performer: Antonio Fantinuoli Performer: Balazs Mate Performer: Frank Wakelkamp Performer: Viola de Hoog Edition: Music CD Format: Box set CD Release Date: 2004-11-30 Music Label: Brilliant Classics |
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Free Music Review: Excellent, Broad Selection
Hit: 5 Stars
This 40-cd collection affords me a rare pleasure almost daily: the thrill of hearing something new by Vivaldi. Despite my best efforts over the years, I've managed to miss hearing a lot of great works by the master. Listening to a single CD now and then, catching tunes on the radio... you can't possibly get a comprehensive understanding of Vivaldi's output that way.
But when you work your way systematically from CD 1 through 40, you're sure to find many pleasant surprises. I've been skipping through everything I already know -- in some cases, it has only taken me about a minute to get through a whole CD (first 3 seconds of each track is usually enough). But then I stop and listen carefully three or four times to anything that's new.
Ah, what a pleasure. I've already acquired some new favorites. And some old standbys have proved even more rewarding, e.g. at first I thought RV 127 (CD 7, tracks 10-12) was performed too slowly (Naxos No: 8.553742 is much faster), but now I'm not sure; maybe it's BETTER that way! I can't recommend this set highly enough.