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Title: Forget the Four Seasons
Review: This set of concertos, along with the concertos for two violins (e.g. Archive 4777466) and the concertos for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (e.g. Naive 30409) reflect what Vivaldi really was all about. The "famous" and terribly over worked Four Seasons concertos are very simplistic compared to these wonderful works. Carmignola has a perfect touch for the life and enthusiasm that truly are at the core of Vivaldi's important contributions to the Baroque repertoire and the Venice Baroque Orchestra compliments the music and the violinist wonderfully. One can easily imagine this entorage playing in the very special small churches and other venues in Venice that surround the Ospedale della Pieta (the orphanage where Vivaldi was employed for most of his composing lifetime). We know that J.S. Bach transcribed many of Vivaldf's works and that his exposure to Vivaldi's concertos for violin had a profound influence on his approach to melody and structure. Very highly recommended.
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