Vivaldi: Concerti per vari strumenti II

Capuano, Gianluca, Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco

OP 9025

PREMIERA 2024-05-15

The first collaboration between the "naïve" label and "Les Musiciens du Prince - Monaco", the ensemble founded in 2016 by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and Jean-Louis Grinda (then director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo), marks the 75th installment of the Vivaldi edition. It is dedicated to the "Concerti per vari strumenti" ("for various instruments"). In this part of his extensive catalog of works, Vivaldi reveals his constant inventive spirit; the present selection of six concertos perfectly reflects the endless combination possibilities of different instrumentations. The natural changes in timbre prompted Vivaldi to try out different approaches in terms of nuance and instrumental balance.On this recording, which is characterized by its exquisitely fine balances (Concerto RV 570, Presto) and an incredibly refined palette of timbres (Concerto RV 555, Largo a piacimento, or Concerto RV 543, Minuet), Les Musiciens du Prince - Monaco display an unwavering elegance. Under the direction of its musical director, Gianluca Capuano from Milan, the tempi are perfectly balanced and natural, the musical lines clearly drawn: 47 minutes full of springtime joie de vivre!

Works:

•Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Strings in F Major, RV 570 "Tempesta di Mare"
•Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins, 2 Oboes, 2 Recorders and Bassoon in C Major, RV 557
•Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in F Major, RV 543
•Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins in B-Flat Major, RV 553
•Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes in D Minor, RV 535
•Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major in C Major, RV 555

CD x 1

Naive

27.03.2026

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