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AV 2257

Venice by Night

Released Date:
01 Jul 2012

Originally recorded in 2012
Artists:

La Serenissima



Venue:

Hospital Chapel of St Cross, Winchester

14-17 Feb 2012

Producer:

Simon Fox-Gál



Engineer:

Simon Fox-Gal



Record Label
Avie Records

Genre:

Vocal & Song


Opera

Total Time - 79:19
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  Venice By Night  
   
  Arriving by Gondola  
   
 

ANON

c.1730
1 

Si la gondola avere

3:40
  for soprano, violin and theorbo  
   
  A Private Concert  
 

CARLO FRANCESCO POLLAROLO

 

Sinfonia to la vendetta d'amore

 
  for trumpet, strings & continuo in C *  
2 I Allegro assai 1:32
3 II Largo 0:31
4 III Spiritoso 1:07
   
 

TOMASO GIOVANNI ALBINONI

 

Sinfonia for strings & continuo in G minor Si 7

  
5 I Allegro 2:17
6 II Larghetto è sempre piano 1:27
7 III Allegro 2:17
   
 

ANTONIO VIVALDI

 

Concerto for bassoon, strings & continuo in C RV477

  
8 I Allegro 3:50
9 II Largo 3:56
10 III Allegro 3:34
   
  Journey by Gondola  
 

ANON

c.1730
11 

Cara Nina el bon to sesto *

 2:00
  for soprano & guitar  
   
  Music for Compline  
 

FRANCESCA MARIA VERACINI

12 

Fuga, o capriccio con quattro soggetti *

 3:05
  in D minor for strings & continuo  
 

ANTONIO LOTTI

 

Alma ride exulta mortalis *

  
  Motet for soprano, strings & continuo  
13 I Aria - Allegro: Alma ride exulta mortalis 4:38
14 II Recitativo: Annuntiemur igitur 0:50
15 III Ritornello - Adagio 0:39
16 IV Aria - Adagio: Venite ad nos 4:29
17 V Alleluja 1:52
   
  Serenata  
 

TOMASO GIOVANNI ALBINONI

 

Sinfonia to Il nome glorioso in terra, santificato in cielo

 
  for trumpet, strings & continuo in C  
18 I Allegro 2:09
19 II Adagio 0:51
20 III Allegro 1:20
   
  Journey by Gondola  
 

ANON

c.1730
21 

No stè a condanarme for soprano & continuo

 1:44
   
  A Concert from the Ospedale della Pietà  
 

ANTONIO VIVALDI

 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in E minor RV278

  
22 I Allegro molto - Largo - Allegro molto - Andante 6:13
23 II Largo 3:58
24 III Allegro 4:43
   
  At the Opera House  
 

GIOVANNI PORTA

 

Sinfonia for trumpet, strings & continuo in D *

  
25 I Allegro assai 2:43
26 II Andante 0:37
27 III Allegro 0:53
   
 

ANTONIO VIVALDI

  Arias for Marianino Nicolini  
 

L'Olimpiade RV725

  
28 Recitativo: Pria dell'esito ancor 0:32
29 Aira (Largo): Il fidarsi della spene 6:30
   
 

Motezuma RV723

  
30 Recitativo: Mi deride, mi sprezza 0:30
31 Aria (Allegro): D'ira e furor armato 4:52
   

Avie AV 2257

Venice by Night – La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler

The tenth release by Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima for Avie – coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the label – has all the hallmarks that have made the Vivaldi specialists one of the best-selling and acclaimed period-instrument bands performing today. Chandler’s erudition and the ensemble’s crowd-pleasing performances combine to produce recordings that are at once popular and enlightening. Venice by Night evokes an era of the Venetian Republic when the arts flourished, attracting audiences from all over Europe, including scores of royalty. Feeding the tourist trade, the resident composers revelled in creating everything from grand operas to serenatas, virtuoso concertos to sinfonias, motets to gondoliers’ ballads. As with the chart-topping Vivaldi: The French Connection 2 (AV 2218), which featured the world-premiere recording of the flute concerto Il Gran Mogol, Adrian Chandler has once again unearthed numerous works from this period and recorded them for the first time.

 "...This is an outstanding program, beautifully performed, with great sound and exceptionally detailed and thorough notes..."

Adella Crawford - American Record Guide - November/December 2012

 


 "...The standard of performance is extremely good, with an excellent sense of tempo and intonation. Adrian Chandlertruly has a good grasp of the style..."

Bertil van Boer - Fanfare - November/December 2012


<p>&nbsp;&quot;...The standard of performance is extremely good, with an excellent sense of tempo and intonation. Adrian Chandlertruly has a good grasp of the style...&quot;</p> <p>Bertil van Boer - <strong>Fanfare - November/December 2012</strong></p>


"...This imaginatively programmed disc takes us on an engaging nocturnal Venetian visit."

Jonathan Woolf - MusicWeb-International.com - 10 October 2012


 


                  Performance *****        Recording ****

"Peter Whelan is a virtuoso bassoonist is one of Vivaldi’s 38 concertos for the instrument, bounding his staccato way through the outer fast movements and revealing a honeyed lyricism between. Simon Munday proves an impeccable trumpeter in ... two splendid pieces by Albinoni and Porta. His playing remarkable for its restraint, balancing ideally the strings of la Serenissima, transparent yet lively and energetic. The clarity of contrapuntal lines in a fugue on four subjects by Veracini is exemplary. Recorded sound throughout is excellent. With five ’first recordings’ this is not to be missed."

George Pratt - BBC Music magazine - November 2012




*****
La Serenissima are well up to their expected high standards in this interesting collection of concerted and vocal pieces by, for the most part, 17th and 18th composers ranging from the well known (Albinoni, Vivaldi) to the relatively obscure (Pollarolo), spiced by traditional Venetian songs. The result is a delight and not to be missed.
M Lloyd-Williams