Vivaldi Edition
The Vivaldi Edition, a recording venture conceived by the Italian musicologist Alberto Basso and the independent label Naïve, is one of the most ambitious recording projects of the twenty-first century.
Its principal objective is to record the massive collection of Vivaldi autograph manuscripts preserved today in the Biblioteca Nazionale in Turin, some 450 works. Incredibly, this is the private library of scores Vivaldi had at home at the time of his death in Vienna in 1741 and includes his extant operas, hundreds of concertos, sacred compositions and cantatas. Much of this music has not been heard since the 18th century.
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The playing sparkles with contributions by an accomplished colloquium of woodwind and string soloists...All is directed with energy and artistic assurance by harpsichordist Gianluca Capuano. —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Concerto Choice
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It’s hard to imagine a more passionate advocate for these works than Sergio Azzolini, who brings fiendish agility to the fast movements and makes his instrument sigh and sing in the pathos-laden,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Concerti Per Violino X Intorno A Pisendel
Le Concert de La Loge, Julien Chauvin (violin)
These are breezy performances, full of subtle shading and detailed nuances; they are expressive, but not sappy. Chauvin sets the tone, but the ensemble takes up this mantle and runs with it... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Special offer. Vivaldi Edition Vol. 58 - Il Giustino
RecommendedDelphine Galou (Giustino), Emöke Barath (Arianna), Silke Gäng (Anastasio), Ana Maria Labin (Leocasta), Ariana Vendittelli (Amantio), Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (Vitaliano), Alessandro Giangrande (Andronico, Polidarte)
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone
The opera seria ingredients of rebellion, intrigue, crossed love, jealousy and the supernatural feature in a colourful score with felicitous self-borrowings. Ottavio Dantone’s fine cast of singers... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Opera, December 2018, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti Per Violino Xi 'per Anna Maria'
RecommendedFabio Biondi (soloist), Europa Galante
Biondi effortlessly surmounts the technical difficulties and stylistic challenges of each concerto. He also directs Europa Galante with characteristic vigour and aplomb —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti Per Violino IX, 'le Nuove Vie'
Boris Begelman (violin), Rinaldo Alessandrini
Begelman, who currently leads Concerto Italiano, is an eloquent conveyor of the spirited and lyrical charms of these concertos. His intonation is faultless and his articulation sharply defined... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Griselda, RV718
Recommendedworld première recording
Griselda: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Costanza: Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Ottone: Simone Kermes (soprano), Roberto: Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Gualtiero: Stefano Ferrari (tenor) & Corrado: Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi
…one of Vivaldi's strongest and most cohesive operas. Jean-Christophe Spinosi's intuitive and vital direction achieves rewarding results. His instrumentalists are first-rate and the choice... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, Disc of the month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Opera Award Winner
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti per violino VIII ‘Il teatro'
Julien Chauvin (violin), Le Concert de la Loge
Chauvin and Concert de la Loge explore the myriad subtleties and gestures of the music with infectious vitality. They enliven Vivaldi’s thrilling tonal landscape at every turn with intuitive... —
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Nouveauté
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Arsilda
Benedetta Mazzucato (Arsilda), Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Lisea), Marie Lys (Mirinda), Shira Patchornik (Nicandro), José Coca Loza (Cisardo), Nicolò Balducci (Barzane), Leonardo Cortellazzi (Tamese)
La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon
Vivaldi actually reserves his most highly charged music for the more complex character of Lisea, ardently sung here by mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya who draws on an expressive palette... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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