Notes and Editorial Reviews
Extracts from Judith triumphans RV 644, L'Olimpiade RV 725, Orlando finto pazzo RV 727, La verità in cimento RV 739
Long after the unexpected rediscovery of his works in the early 20th century, Vivaldi was still both one of the most famous of all composers, taken up by an enthusiastic public immediately attracted be a few concertos, but also paradoxically one of the least known, precisely because his immense output was reduced to a handful of "hits", first and foremost the Four Seasons.
We had to wait until the very end of the 20th century, in particular, to get a proper chance to hear his operas, even though these are incredibly rich pieces, rarely equalled for dramatic intensity and musical beauty.
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And it was 250 years after the performance of his last opera that the Vivaldi Edition made it possible to record such key works as L'Olimpiade, La verità in cimento, Orlando finto pazzo, or the sacred opera Juditha triumphans, with some fifteen more to come in the next few years.
These four masterpieces, whose superb arias have earned them immense success with a growing audience, were an obvious choice for a CD bringing together their finest moments. Especially as the interpretations by Jean-Christophe Spinosi with Ensemble Matheus, Rinaldo Alessandrini with Concerto Italiano, and Alessandro De Marchi with the Academia Montis Regalis, and such fabulous singers as Magdalena Kozenà, Sara Mingardo, Gemma Bertagnolli, Sonia Prina and Philippe Jaroussky, are laready considered benchmark recordings.
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Works on This Recording
1.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: Tu m'offendi by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
2.
Juditha triumphans, RV 645: Veni, me sequere fida by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Alessandro De Marchi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academia Montis Regalis
Period: Baroque
Written: 1716; Venice, Italy
Language: Latin
3.
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: no 21, Gemo in un pianto e fremo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Sara Mingardo (Alto)
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concerto Italiano
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
4.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: Se l'acquisto di quel soglio by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Nathalie Stutzmann (Alto)
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
5.
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Lo seguitai felice by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Roberta Invernizzi (Soprano)
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concerto Italiano
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
6.
Juditha triumphans, RV 644: Agitata infido flatu by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Alessandro De Marchi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academia Montis Regalis
Language: Latin
7.
L'Orlando finto pazzo: Anderó, Voleró, Grideró by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Sonia Prina (Alto)
Conductor:
Alessandro De Marchi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academia Montis Regalis
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
8.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: Amato ben tu sei la mia speranza by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Gemma Bertagnolli (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
9.
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: no 1, Sinfonia - Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concerto Italiano
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
10.
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Ne' giorni tuoi felici by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Sonia Prina (Alto),
Roberta Invernizzi (Soprano)
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concerto Italiano
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
11.
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Sciagurato, in braccio a morte by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Sergio Foresti (Bass)
Conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concerto Italiano
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
12.
L'Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727: Lo stridor, l'orror by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Gemma Bertagnolli (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alessandro De Marchi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academia Montis Regalis
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
13.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: no 1, Sinfonia - Andante by Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
14.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: Anima mia, mio ben by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Nathalie Stutzmann (Alto),
Guillemette Laurens (Mezzo Soprano),
Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor),
Sara Mingardo (Alto),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
15.
Juditha triumphans, RV 645: O quam vaga, venusta, o quam decora by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Marina Comparato (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alessandro De Marchi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academia Montis Regalis,
Santa Cecilia Academy Youth Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1716; Venice, Italy
Language: Latin
16.
La verità in cimento, RV 739: Mi vuol tradir, lo so by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Sara Mingardo (Alto)
Conductor:
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Matheus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Venice, Italy
Language: Italian
Sound Samples
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Act I: Aria: Tu m'offendi
Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV 644: Part I: Aria: Veni, me sequere fida
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Act II: Aria: Gemo in un pianto e fremo
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Act I: Aria: Se l'acquisto di quel Soglio
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Act III: Lo seguitai felice
Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV 644: Part I: Aria: Agitata infido flatu diu
Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727: Act III: Aria: Andero, volero, gridero
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Act I: Aria: Amato ben tu sei la mia speranza
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Sinfonia
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Act I: Ne' giornitui fellici ricordati di me
L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Act III: Sciagurato, in braccio a morte
Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727: Act III: Aria: Lo stridor, l'orror
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Sinfonia: II. Andante
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Act II: Quintetto: Anima mia, mio ben
La verita in cimento, RV 739: Act I: Aria: Mi vuoi tradir, lo so
Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV 644: Part I: O quam vaga
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