Virtuoso Brilliance: Michala Petri Plays Vivaldi Recorder Concertos CD

• UPC: 078635788525
• Product Type: Audio CD / Album
• Brand Name: RCA Victor Red Seal
• MPN: 7885-2-RC
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Baroque
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Soloist: Michala Petri (Recorder)
• Conductor: Claudio Scimone
• Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti

Overview

Experience the breath-taking virtuosity of Michala Petri, the world’s foremost recorder player, in this definitive 1990 recording of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos. Accompanied by the legendary Italian chamber orchestra I Solisti Veneti under the baton of Claudio Scimone, Petri demonstrates why the recorder was one of the most expressive solo instruments of the Baroque era. The program features a balance of works for both Alto Recorder and the high-pitched Sopranino Recorder, showcasing everything from lightning-fast technical runs to the soulful, lyrical melodies that Vivaldi is famous for. This RCA Victor Red Seal release is a hallmark of digital recording quality and musical excellence.

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD, Digital Recording
• Label: RCA Victor Red Seal (USA)
• Recording Date: 1990
• Instrumentation: Solo Recorder (Sopranino and Alto) with String Orchestra and Continuo.
• Specialty: Features high-fidelity digital sound (DDD) engineered by Mike Ross-Trevor.

Interesting Facts

• The Danish Prodigy: Michala Petri began playing the recorder at age three and made her professional concerto debut at just eleven years old.
• Instrument Variation: On this disc, Petri switches between the Alto Recorder (producing a rich, mellow tone) and the Sopranino Recorder (a much smaller instrument with a piercing, bird-like brilliance). The Sopranino concertos, such as RV 443, are among the most technically difficult in the entire woodwind repertoire.
• The Vivaldi Connection: Vivaldi wrote many of these works for the talented musicians of the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage in Venice where he was a teacher.
• Claudio Scimone's Mastery: The late Claudio Scimone was a specialist in 18th-century Venetian music; his ensemble, I Solisti Veneti, provides a warm, authentic Italian backdrop to Petri’s precise Northern European technique.

Track Listing

Concerto In C Minor, RV 441 (Alto Recorder)

1. Allegro Non Molto (4:47)
2. Largo (2:40)
3. (Allegro) (3:25)

Concerto In C Major, RV 444 (Sopranino Recorder)

1. Allegro Non Molto (4:08)
2. Largo (2:39)
3. Allegro Molto (2:40)

Concerto In A Minor, RV 108 (Alto Recorder)

1. Allegro (2:40)
2. Largo (2:12)
3. Allegro (2:52)

Concerto In A Minor, RV 445 (Sopranino Recorder)

1. Allegro (4:05)
2. Larghetto (2:43)
3. (Allegro) (2:52)

Concerto In F Major, RV 442 (Alto Recorder)

1. Allegro Con Molto (3:31)
2. Largo E Cantabile (2:38)
3. Allegro (1:37)

Concerto In C Major, RV 443 (Sopranino Recorder)

1. (Allegro) (3:45)
2. Largo (3:52)
3. Allegro Molto (9:26)

Publishers

Released by RCA Victor Red Seal, the premier classical wing of RCA known for showcasing world-class soloists and high-end production standards.

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Áttekintés (Hungarian Translation)

Élje át Michala Petri, a világ egyik legelismertebb furulyaművészének lélegzetelállító virtuozitását ezen az 1990-es felvételen. A legendás olasz I Solisti Veneti kamarazenekar kíséretében, Claudio Scimone vezényletével Petri bebizonyítja, miért volt a furulya a barokk kor egyik legkifejezőbb szólóhangszere. A programban szerepelnek mind altfurulyára, mind a magas hangú szopranínó furulyára írt versenyművek, bemutatva a villámgyors technikai futamokat és a Vivaldira jellemző érzelmes dallamokat.

Érdekességek

• Hangszerváltás: Petri a lemezen váltogatja az altfurulyát (gazdag, lágy tónus) és a szopranínó furulyát (kisebb hangszer, ragyogó, madárszerű hanggal).
• Vivaldi és Velence: Vivaldi e művek nagy részét a velencei Ospedale della Pietà árvaház tehetséges zenészei számára írta, ahol tanárként dolgozott.

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