Il Pomo d'Oro plays Vivaldi: EML 10 April

[doversoul1]

Concertos by Vivaldi played by Il Pomo d'Oro directed by Zefira Valova with recorder player Maurice Steger, recorded at last summer's Menuhin Festival in Gstaad. Introduced by Simon Heighes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0769l3v

[doversoul1]

This was a thoroughly enjoyable concert. There’s something about Vivaldi performed live. It reminds me that his (instrumental) music was meant to be performed.

[David-G]

Thanks Dover, I shall catch up on it.

[Beef Oven!]

Just finished listening to this, what a great concert. Some concertos that I haven't heard before, including RV.428, Op.10`3 (Il Gardellino - The Goldfinch), in D major, which I think I enjoyed the most. And I've discovered another great early music band, Il Pomo d'Oro.

Many thanks for flagging this concert up doversoul!

[MickyD]

Haven't had a chance to hear this yet..but hey, look...6 CDs of violin concertos from Naive's Complete Vivaldi edition for only £15...including 2 by Il Pomo d'Oro! I must resist...two shelves of Vivaldi already.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vivaldi-Violin-Concertos-Riccardo-Minasi/dp/B00JGEKTKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1460559114&sr=1-1&keywords=il+pomo+d%27oro

[Richard Barrett]

Haven't had a chance to hear this yet..but hey, look...6 CDs of violin concertos from Naive's Complete Vivaldi edition for only £15...including 2 by Il Pomo d'Oro! I must resist...two shelves of Vivaldi already.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vivaldi-Viol...l+pomo+d%27oro

Damn it to hell, I already shelled out top price for all of those. I do recommend them highly though!

[MickyD]

Damn it to hell, I already shelled out top price for all of those. I do recommend them highly though!

Annoying when that happens, isn't it? But I doubt if the budget box carries all the notes that your original issues do.

[Bryn]

Annoying when that happens, isn't it? But I doubt if the budget box carries all the notes that your original issues do.

From what I read, it's the original CDs in their jewel cases, replete with booklets, housed in a card sleeve/box. Just ordered a set.

[Beef Oven!]

Haven't had a chance to hear this yet..but hey, look...6 CDs of violin concertos from Naive's Complete Vivaldi edition for only £15...including 2 by Il Pomo d'Oro! I must resist...two shelves of Vivaldi already.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vivaldi-Viol...l+pomo+d%27oro

That box has been winking at me all week. So far I've resisted.

[Beef Oven!]

From what I read, it's the original CDs in their jewel cases, replete with booklets, housed in a card sleeve/box. Just ordered a set.

Remastered in Hi-Res with a 980 page essay, free season ticket to the Huddersfield Festival and a £2,000 Mothecare/Early Learning Centre voucher. Life's a bitch sometimes.

[Beef Oven!]

From what I read, it's the original CDs in their jewel cases, replete with booklets, housed in a card sleeve/box. Just ordered a set.

You got in ahead of me again Bryn!!

The cheapest set left was a second hand copy for £17.74 from the US. Rather than risk the customs/import levy on extra-EU items over £15, I opted for the full price Amazon-proper set at £23.24. Brand new and still very good value. Also I had a few other items in my basket that I needed to get up to £20 for free delivery on all. Not a good a deal as you got though, I imagine.

[MickyD]

Do let us know what you think of the Vivaldi set, Beefy...afraid I got tempted elsewhere by the Barthold Kuijken set of French flute music.

[Bryn]

Haven't had a chance to hear this yet..but hey, look...6 CDs of violin concertos from Naive's Complete Vivaldi edition for only £15...including 2 by Il Pomo d'Oro! I must resist...two shelves of Vivaldi already.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vivaldi-Viol...l+pomo+d%27oro

Collected my set from the local sorting office today. The booklet front cover illustration for the Four Seasons CD is sonewhat prosaic, but those for the other five CDs are pretty hairy.

[MickyD]

Thanks Bryn...as you may have seen on another thread, I threw caution to the wind and bought all three boxes of the Naive Vivaldi concertos. Where they are going to go on my already crowded shelves, I just don't know...

[Beef Oven!]

My set arrived last Friday. I'm reserving judgement for the moment, but that might be the finest Four Seasons around - it's certainly the most interesting, IMV.