Cecilia Bartoli - The Vivaldi Album (2LP)
Mezzo soprano - Cecilia Bartoli
Chorus – Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Chorus Master – Simon Schouten
Soloist, Violin – Marco Bianchi
Violin, Leader – Enrico Onofri
Violin – Alberto Stevanin, Daniela Nuzzoli, Liana Mosca, Marco Bianchi (3), Maria Cristina Vasi, Stefano Barneschi
Armonico - Il Giardino Armonico
Archlute – Luca Pianca
Bassoon – Alberto Guerra
Cello – Elena Russo, Marco Testori
Double Bass – Vanni Moretto
Flageolet – Giovanni Antonini, Jean Tubéry
Harpsichord – Luca Guglielmi, Riccardo Doni
Horn – Edward Deskur, Glen Borling
Oboe – Annette Speer, Hans-Peter Westermann
Psaltery – Max Engel
Theorbo – Joachim Held
Timpani – Charlie Fischer
Trumpet – Gabriele Cassone, Luca Marzana
Viola – Alessandro Tampieri, Gianni Maraldi
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin Vinyl
Record color : Optimal Media GmbH in Germany
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH in Germany
Label : Analogphonic
Original Label : Decca
Recorded at Stephaniensaal, Grazier Congress, Graz, Austria, 21-27 July 1999
Engineered Jonathan Stokes
Produced by Christopher Raeburn
Executive Producer - Didier De Cottignies
Mastered by Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner Studio
Liner Notes by Cecilia Bartoli, Claudio Osele
Originally released in October 1999 (as a CD)
Reissued in 2024 (first time on vinyl)
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Dell'aura al sussurrar ~ Dorilla in Tempe / Act 1 Scene 1
2. Dopo un' orrida procella ~ Griselda - dramma per musica / Act 3 Scene 6
3. Di due rai languir costante
4. Qual favellar?...Anderò, volerò, griderò ~ L'Orlando Finto Pazzo / Act 3
Side B:
1. Zeffiretti che sussurate ~ Ercole sul Termodonte
2. Alma oppressa ~ La Fida Ninfa / Act 1 Scene 9
3. Dite oimè ~ La Fida Ninfa / Act 3 Scene 10
4. Sventurata navicella ~ Il Giustino / Act 2 Scene 13
Side C:
1. Sorte, che m'invitasti..Ho nel petto un cor sì forte ~ Il Giustino / Act 2 Scene 13
2. Tra le follie...Siam navi all'onde algenti ~ L'Olimpiade / Act 2 Scene 5
Side D:
1. Gelido in ogni vena ~ Il Farnace / Act 2 Scene 5
2. Anch'il mar par che sommerga ~ Il Bajazet (Il Tamerlano) / Act 2
3. Di trombe guerriere ~ Il Teuzzone / Act 2 Scene 1
Reviews:
"The 1999 album sparked a renewed interest in Vivaldi’s operatic works and positioned Bartoli as a champion of neglected or forgotten music. It also showcased Bartoli’s talents as a world-class interpreter and a passionate and exciting performer dedicated to historical verisimilitude in her craft.
Marking Bartoli’s 30th anniversary with Decca records, it is difficult to avoid framing this return to Vivaldi as a significant point of transition for the singer. It is equally difficult to avoid drawing comparisons—perhaps intended—between the two works that so neatly bookend Bartoli’s recording career to-date.
Such comparisons are, in many ways, profitable. They allow us to revisit the energy and vivacity of the 1999 album, which still has the ability to thrill the listener with its largesse, and, as a result, to appreciate the greater subtlety and sophistication of her latest offering." Opera Wire review by Victoria Addies
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.33 / 5