Vivaldi: Cantatas
Deirdre Moynihan (soprano)
Ensemble Nota Velata
Moynihan and Ensemble Nota Velata give neat and orderly performances. Claire Duff's stylish solo violin-playing is an eloquent foil to the voice part in the first aria of Lungi dal vago volto...Vivaldians...
Vivaldi: Cantatas
Deirdre Moynihan (soprano)
Ensemble Nota Velata
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Moynihan and Ensemble Nota Velata give neat and orderly performances. Claire Duff's stylish solo violin-playing is an eloquent foil to the voice part in the first aria of Lungi dal vago volto...Vivaldians...
About
Vivaldi wrote around forty cantatas in the so-called ‘Neapolitan’ style with alternating arias and recitatives. Some, such as All’ombra d’un bel faggio, are in an Arcadian setting, while others – including Allor che lo sguardo – take unrequited love as their theme. Whatever the context, Vivaldi’s inexhaustible reserves of expressive vocal writing, dance-like rhythms, and subtle weaving of instrumental and solo vocal lines are everywhere apparent. With text-setting of such refinement and delicacy, Vivaldi ensures that his music remains at all times balanced and elegant.
Contents and tracklist
- Deirdre Moynihan
- Ensemble Nota Velata
- Deirdre Moynihan
- Ensemble Nota Velata
- Deirdre Moynihan
- Ensemble Nota Velata
- Deirdre Moynihan
- Ensemble Nota Velata
- Deirdre Moynihan
- Ensemble Nota Velata
Awards and reviews
June 2014
Moynihan and Ensemble Nota Velata give neat and orderly performances. Claire Duff's stylish solo violin-playing is an eloquent foil to the voice part in the first aria of Lungi dal vago volto...Vivaldians will welcome the opportunity to hear the pastoral rolling violins and drone bass notes in the first aria of Perche son molli.
14th May 2014
I liked [Moynihan's] stylish ornamentation and I also noted with satisfaction her awareness that recitatives should be performed with quite some rhythmic freedom. The fact that she largely avoids an incessant and unstylish vibrato is also something to be happy about...the foundation of Ms Moynihan's singing is healthy, both technically - as far as I can judge - and stylistically.
Early Music Today
This CD remains a notable performance of some of Vivaldi’s courtly cantatas.
