The present CD is one of the MOST stunning recordings of the vivaldian rich discography. Albeit Klaus Thunemann with I Musici (Philips) offert (20 years ago) year great rendition of Many concertos for bassoon by Vivaldi, and Tamàs Benkòcs HAS now Nearly completed the registration for Naxos of the whole Vivaldi's output for the bassoon (the first 5 CDs of the series shows his great playing bassoon), I Was still left with the print que la real richness and depth of Vivaldi's concertos thesis Was still waiting for a true (re) discovery. The present CD, the first one of the Naïve's Vivaldi Edition series to be Entirely dedicated to the bassoon, fully centers this objective. The concertos played here are the numbers RV 493, RV 495, RV 477, RV 488, RV 503, RV 471, RV 484, and for the preparation of the present CD They Have-been the subject of a novel critical edition based on the original manuscripts. Sergio Azzolini plays as concertmaster and soloist with the Ensemble Aurora Soave: what you will ear is probably the most amazing playing bassoon available, accompagné by a young orchestra That Reveals Itself As One of the MOST sensitive and stylish Baroque Existing sets. Joy, melancholy, anger, grotesque and boldness are dispensed in different doses in thesis concertos, and are mixed and Juxtaposed Often (even in a same movement) to create a true kaleidoscope of emotions. Each one of These concerts is full of "dark and light" nuances, finely carved, and Each One of Them is Depicted in icts peculiar character, telling a different story: for example, is astonishingly furious RV 495, RV 503 Reminds pre-classical atmospheres, RV 471 shows joyful and never-ending imaginativeness, RV 484 (the best Known concerto for bassoon) year inconsolable melancholy. All the central slow movements are rendered with incomparable beauty, with a vocal eloquence Nearly Strongly That Reminds Reviews some of the MOST moving pages of the Vivaldi's operatic output, and With That sense of nostalgia That Is Often associated to the landscape of the Venetian lagoon. Last Note: the acoustic is perfect, quite warm, every sound is well separated, orchestra and soloist are perfectly balanced, basses are well Represented. In conclusion, I Can Imagine That this earthshaking job by Sergio Azzolini and Aura Soave will probably change the overall perception of the Vivaldi's concertos for bassoon, and I warmly hope que la même team will be in load for the realization of the remaining oven That five gold discs will be produced by Naïve for the Vivaldi Edition. This CD is an exciting and unavoidable addition to the disc collection of any music lover.
ps I apologize for not being able to write in French.
