What are you listening to?

[markof]

Vivaldi: Concertos for the Emperor, English Consort & Andrew Manze

A 24/88 download from Qobuz.

Last nights listening - really beautiful melodies matched by virtuosic violin solos.

Recording is sweet - the typical great "Harmonia Mundi" sound but an issue is present with rumble on the recording - pronounced in the intervals and quiet passages. I wonder if this is digitised from an LP or is the rumble noise from the recording equipment?

[Jose Echenique]

Did you know that the founding members of La Venexiana were originally members of Concerto Italiano but they got in trouble with Rinaldo Alessandrini and decided to go their own way?

No Pepe I did not know that! Do you know what the problem or issue was? I would be curious to know.

I don´t know the specifics, but you know artists: big egos and bad tempers...
Alessandrini of course had no difficulty in finding equally fine singers and has continued with his own Concerto Italiano. His next recording is a Bononcini Mass which is eagerly awaited.

[DaveF]

[markof]

Wonderful, lively, tuneful and rhythmic recorder music from early 17th. Century Venice. Great ensemble and lovely recording.

[Jose Echenique]

I´m René Jacobs biggest fan, but I can´t say I liked very much either of his Mozart symphonies cds.
The Freiburger Barockorchester plays splendidly of course, but these are very fuzzy, unnecessarily complicated interpretations.
In period instruments I´go for Frans Brüggen´s magisterial, suave and very musical readings, and in the Orchestra of the XVIII Century he has the one band that can still beat the Freiburgers.

[DaveF]

Piano Concertos No.1 & 2

[fergus]

Gosh, I remember buying that CD set in what seems such a long time ago now; it is strange how some albums or even album covers just seem to jolt a memory cell deep down somewhere!

[fergus]

This is wonderful music that is beautifully played. I loved the textures and sounds on this one.

[DaveF]

This is wonderful music that is beautifully played. I loved the textures and sounds on this one.

It's a great recording alright. As you know I've got quite a few of Savall's recordings and I'd recommend that you check them out particulary the French Baroque stuff.

[fergus]

This is wonderful music that is beautifully played. I loved the textures and sounds on this one.

It's a great recording alright. As you know I've got quite a few of Savall's recordings and I'd recommend that you check them out particulary the French Baroque stuff.

Cheers for that Dave!