Chamber, Vivaldi (composer)
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Special offer. Grandissima Gravita
RecommendedMusic by Pisenel, Tartini, Veracini & Vivaldi
Rachel Podger (violin)
Brecon Baroque
Her playing is intoxicated and intoxicating in equal measure, buoyed up by the wonderful improvisatory camaraderie of a continuo battery…Podger, inevitably, is the star, but ultimately the disc’s... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Chamber
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New. From Venice to Buenos Aires
Andrés Gabetta (violin), Gabetta Consort, Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (accordion), Veronica Cangemi (soprano)
A thrillingly original recording, proving that music can tell a saga of migration, memory and devotion far beyond the reach of words. —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 11th July 2026, Record of the Week
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New. Echoes of My Childhood
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (piano), Anderson Fiorelli
Childhood revisited with flair, playfulness and abiding affection. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2026, Editor's Choice
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Salzenstein’s sound is compact and clear, and she has a delicate touch with phrasing. There is much to recommend here. Placing Reali’s music among Vivaldi’s provides a point of reference and... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2021, Nouveauté
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2021
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Vivaldi: Sacro Furore - Stabat Mater, Nisi Dominus, Concerti
Carlo Vistoli (counter-tenor), Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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New. Spiritillo Mediterraneo
Cristina Prats Costa (violin), Lucas Harris, Naghmeh Farahmand, Joseph Phillips, Esmeralda Enrique, Michael Unterman, Charlotte Nediger
'Il Spiritillo Brando' gets things off to an engaging start with its brightly rhythmic, lightly skipping ease, and thereafter you do genuinely hear that spright's influence...this is a polished... —
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More than half a century separates the earliest and the latest of the works here. The C major Trio Sonata was one of Bach's earliest compositions, written at the age of 17 more or less under... —
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Building a Library, September 2005, Highly Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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If an hour and a quarter of music based on 16 bars appears daunting, take courage from the immense stylistic variety over 200 years and the splendidly colourful range of instruments playing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Chamber Choice
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