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Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum Stellenbosch Camerata London Mozart Players Bournemouth Sinfonietta Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra Camerata Salzburg Capella Istropolitana Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra Europa Galante Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Accademia Ziliniana Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg RTV Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Henry Swoboda Cheng-wu Fan Fabio Biondi Pinchas Zukerman Richard Edlinger Stephen Gunzenhauser Iona Brown Gerard Schwarz Constantine Orbelian Papel Popv Stanislav Gorvenko
Stefania Azzaro, violin
Jan Stanienda, violin
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Quido Holbling, violin
David Juritz, violin
Anna Holbling, violin
Alexander Jablokov, violin
Anthony Newman,
Federico Guglielmo, violin
Massimo Quarta, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Ronald Thomas, cello
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Jindrich Pazdera, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Louis Kaufman, violin
Edouard Nies-Berger, organ
Edith Weiss-Mann, harpsichord
Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
Daniel Rowland, violin
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
Pavel Popov, violin
Recording date: 26-28 March 1990


1.   I. Allegro - 3:32


Flute Concerto in G minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte" (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Cologne Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Concerto Koln London Musici
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Karol Teutsch Jaroslav Krecek Bela Drahos Helmut Muller-Bruhl Mark Stephenson Werner Erhardt Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Sebastien Marq, recorder
Francesca Vicari, violin
Mauro Lopes Ferreira, violin
Luca Peverini, cello
Ettore Belli, viola
Daniel Rothert, recorder
Laura Pontecorvo, flute
Claire Guimond, flute
Kenneth Smith, flute
Mathieu Lussier, bassoon
Jiri Valek, flute
Eberhard Zummach, alto recorder
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord


2.   No. 2 in G minor, RV 439, "La notte" (The Night) - 9:20


Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531 (more info)
Performed by: Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 Musici de Montreal, I Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Europa Galante Paraiba Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Jaroslav Krecek Aldo Parisot Nicholas Kraemer Jeanne Lamon Eleazar de Carvalho
Simon Standage, violin
Peter Baran, cello
Janos Starker, cello
Keith Hurvey, cello
Ludovit Kanta, cello
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Christina Mahler, cello
Allen Whear, cello
Alain Aubut, cello
Raphael Wallfisch, cello


3.   I. Allegro - 3:34
4.   II. Largo - 4:37


Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica" (more info)
Performed by: Accademia I Filarmonici Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Stephen Gunzenhauser Martin Sieghart Bernard Labadie
Simon Standage, violin
Alberto Martini, violin
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Angele Dubeau, violin
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
Recording date: June 1995


5.   Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica" - 4:31


Griselda, RV 718 (more info)
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Edward H. Tarr Kevin Mallon Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Maria Keohane, soprano
Colin Ainsworth, tenor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
Veronica Cangemi, soprano
Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano
Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone
Jason Nedecky, baritone
Lynne McMurtry,
Carla Huhtanen,
Philippe Jaroussky, contralto
Stefano Ferrari, tenor
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto
Simone Kermes, soprano
Iestyn Davies, counter-tenor


6.   Griselda, RV 718: Aria: Agitata da due venti (Costanza) - 5:56


Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 498 (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum London Mozart Players Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi Philip Ledger
Conducted by: Karol Teutsch Bela Drahos
Josep Borras, bassoon
Tamas Benkocs, bassoon
Robert Thompson, bassoon
Sergio Azzolini, bassoon


7.   Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 498 - 9:51


The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)  (more info)
Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Takako Nishizaki, violin


8.   III. Presto - 3:06


Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537 (more info)
Performed by: Capella Istropolitana City of London Sinfonia New York Chamber Symphony
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Edward H. Tarr Richard Edlinger Nicholas Kraemer Gerard Schwarz Holger Speck
Jeffrey Segal, trumpet
Michael Meeks, trumpet
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
K. Luspai, trumpet
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet
Kamil Rosko, trumpet
Norman Smith, piccolo
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
Laura Vukobratovic, trumpet
Recording date: October 1994 and January 1995


9.   Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537 - 7:01


Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580 (more info)
Performed by: Cologne Chamber Orchestra Soloists of Australia Moscow Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Jozef Kopelman Helmut Muller-Bruhl Constantine Orbelian
Corinne Chapelle, violin
Massimo Quarta, violin
Lucas Barr, violin
Renee Ohldin, violin
Alexander Zagorinsky,
Ronald Thomas, cello
Christine Pichlmeier, violin
Irina Ivanova, violin
Alexander Mayorov, violin
Elena Kuligina, violin
Levon Oganessian, violin


10.   No. 10 in B minor, RV 580 - 9:06


Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2, RV 31 (more info)
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Bin Huang, violin
Hyun-Sun Kim, piano


11.   12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 2: No. 2 in A major, RV 31 - 6:45


Concerto in C major, RV 444 (more info)
Performed by: Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Capella Istropolitana Musici de Montreal, I
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Oliver Dohnanyi
Timothy Hutchins, flute
Laszlo Kecskemeti, recorder
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Jiri Stivin, recorder


12.   Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 444 - 9:46

Gloria in D major, RV 589 (more info)
Performed by: Northern Chamber Orchestra Collegium Musicum 90
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Kevin Mallon Jeremy Summerly Nicholas Ward
Anna Simboli, soprano
Alena Dantcheva, soprano
Sara Mingardo,
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Jane Archibald, soprano
Nils Brown, tenor
Deborah York, soprano
Patrizia Biccire,
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano
Tessa Bonner, soprano
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord


1.   Gloria in Excelsis Deo, RV 589 - 2:49


Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 443 (more info)
Performed by: Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Helmut Muller-Bruhl
Michala Petri, recorder
Daniel Rothert, recorder
Laszlo Kecskemeti, recorder
Conrad Steinmann, recorder
Recording date: 07 July 2009


2.   I. Allegro - 4:07
3.   II. Largo - 9:12


The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn)  (more info)
Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Takako Nishizaki, violin


4.   I. Allegro - 4:51


Flute Concerto in F major, Op. 10, No. 1, RV 433, "La tempesta di mare" (more info)
Performed by: Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Cologne Chamber Orchestra Concentus Hungaricus Capella Istropolitana Musici de Montreal, I Concerto Koln
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Jaroslav Krecek Bela Drahos Stephen Gunzenhauser Helmut Muller-Bruhl Werner Erhardt Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Sebastien Marq, recorder
Timothy Hutchins, flute
Daniel Rothert, recorder
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Jiri Valek, flute
Eberhard Zummach, alto recorder


5.   No. 1 in F major, RV 433, "La tempesta di mare" (The Storm at Sea) - 6:51


Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425 (more info)
Performed by: Parley of Instruments, The Camerata Instrumentale Berlin
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Peter Holman
Rolf Lislevand, lute
Paul O'Dette, lute


6.   Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425: I. Allegro - 2:55


Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630 (more info)
Performed by: Academia Montis Regalis
Composed by: Anonymous Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Alessandro de Marchi Kevin Mallon
Patrice Michaels Bedi, soprano
Anke Herrmann, soprano
Laura Polverelli, mezzo-soprano
Jane Archibald, soprano


7.   Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: I. Aria: Nulla in mundo pax sincera: Larghetto - 7:50


Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 4, No. 5, RV 347 (more info)
Performed by: City of London Sinfonia
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Nicholas Kraemer
Andrew Watkinson, violin


8.   No. 5 in A major, RV 347 - 9:15


Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93 (more info)
Performed by: Dall'Arco Chamber Orchestra Parley of Instruments, The Camerata Cassovia Capella Istropolitana
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Istvan Parkanyi Peter Holman Richard Edlinger Johannes Wildner
Gergely Sarkoezi, lute
Rolf Lislevand, lute
Dagoberto Linhares, guitar
Paul O'Dette, lute


9.   Chamber (Lute) Concerto in D major, RV 93: I. Allegro - 3:32


Tito Manlio, RV 778 (more info)
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Edward H. Tarr
Christian Senn, bass-baritone
Maria Keohane, soprano
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
Ottavio Dantone, organ
Nicola Ulivieri, bass


10.   Tito Manlio, RV 778, Act I: Combatta un gentil cor - 4:38


The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum Stellenbosch Camerata Bournemouth Sinfonietta Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra Camerata Salzburg Capella Istropolitana Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra Europa Galante Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Accademia Ziliniana Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Wolfgang Mettler Igor Kipnis Henry Swoboda Fabio Biondi Pinchas Zukerman Jorg-Michael Schwarz Richard Edlinger Stephen Gunzenhauser Iona Brown Gerard Schwarz Constantine Orbelian Stanislav Gorkovenko
Francesca Vicari, violin
Jan Stanienda, violin
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Alexander Jablokov, violin
Anthony Newman,
Massimo Quarta, violin
Bela Banfalvi, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Ronald Thomas, cello
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Jindrich Pazdera, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Louis Kaufman, violin
Edouard Nies-Berger, organ
Edith Weiss-Mann, harpsichord
Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
Kyoko Tanino, violin
Daniel Rowland, violin
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
Pavel Popov, violin


11.   II. Largo - 2:22


Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461 (more info)
Performed by: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Failoni Orchestra, Budapest
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Emilia Csanky, oboe
Judit Kiss-Domonkos, cello
Gabor Kosa, percussion
Stefan Schilli, oboe
Hans Peter Westermann, oboe
Lajos Lencses, oboe
Recording date: 17-21 April 1993


12.   Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461 - 9:42


Dixit Dominus, RV 595 (more info)
Performed by: Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La
Composed by: Anonymous Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Jean-Claude Malgoire Kevin Mallon
Stephen Varcoe, bass
Lynne Dawson, soprano
James Bowman, alto
Jane Archibald, soprano
Michele de Boer, soprano
Nils Brown, tenor
Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone
Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano
Peter Mahon, counter-tenor
John Elwes, narrator
Recording date: 15 - 20 September 2003


13.   Dixit Dominus in D major, RV 595: Gloria Patri, Sicut erat in principio - Et in saecula saeculorum - 5:49

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