Amsterdam Vivaldi Players
The precise nature of the instrument Vivaldi called ‘flautino’ has long been a matter of speculation and debate. He wrote three concertos for ‘flautino’, one of which, RV443, is included in Lucie Horsch’s attractive programme. While ‘flautino’ is now generally accepted as being a sopranino recorder this concerto, if we follow Vivaldi’s code of practice for transposition it can legitimately be played on a descant recorder. This option is preferred here and it comes offwell.
- Antonio Vivaldi; Lucie Horsch; Amsterdam Vivaldi Players. 96 kHz 24-bit FLAC. Concerto for 2 Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G, RV 532 - Arr. For Recorder & Cello. Antonio Vivaldi; Lucie Horsch; Gregor Horsch; Soren Leupold.
- Lucie Horsch, Amsterdam Vivaldi Players – Concerto ‘Per Flautino’.
The musical focal point of the disc is without question the Concerto in C minor (RV441) for treble recorder and strings. It is Vivaldi’s best sustained work for recorder, profoundly expressive, complex and generously proportioned. Indeed, it sits comfortably alongside his finest pieces in the concerto medium. Horsch plays with expressive sensibility and impressive technical fluency. Her choice of tempos is judicious and the rapport of her ensemble a constant delight.
Two further concertos, ‘La tempesta di mare’ (RV433) and ‘La notte’ (RV439) belong to a set of six concertos for transverse flute most of which are re-workings of chamber concertos. Since the traverso was indicated in both early and reworked versions of these two pieces the choice is odd, though the performances are atmospheric as Vivaldi doubtless intended. Transcriptions and arrangements make up the remainder of the disc.
Nicholas Anderson Read the full review on Agora Classica
Album-Release:
2016
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Label:Decca
Genre:Classical
Amsterdam Vivaldi Players Association
Subgenre:Concertos
Artist:Amsterdam Vivaldi Players, Lucie Horsch
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
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- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Flautino Concerto in G Major, RV 443 - Arr. in G Major for Recorder
- 11. Allegro03:48
- 22. Largo03:40
- 33. Allegro molto02:46
- Concerto in C Minor for Recorder & Strings, RV 441
- 41. Allegro non molto05:00
- 52. Largo02:08
- 63. Allegro03:38
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), RV 608 - Arr. Recorder & Strings
- 7Cum dederit04:28
- Concerto for Flute and Strings in G minor, Op.10, No.2, RV 439 La notte - Arr. for Recorder, Strings and Continuo
- 81. Largo01:31
- 92. Fantasmi: Presto - Largo - Presto02:38
- 103. Largo - Il sonno01:41
- 114. Allegro02:47
- Concerto for 2 Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G, RV 532 - Arr. for Recorder & Cello
- 122. Andante03:42
- Concerto for Flute and Strings in F, Op.10, No.1, RV 433 La tempesta di mare - Arr. for Recorder, Strings and Continuo
- 131. Allegro02:31
- 142. Largo01:30
- 153. Presto02:07
- Il Giustino, RV 717 - Arr. for Recorder / Act 2
- 16Vedro con mio diletto05:31
- Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, RV 269 La Primavera - Arr. for Recorder
- 171. Allegro03:58
- Total Runtime53:24
Amsterdam Vivaldi Players Group
Info for Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos
Lucie Horsch is a brilliant young recorder virtuoso from Amsterdam. Still only 17, she began playing the recorder aged 5 winning numerous prizes and representing the Netherlands at Eurovision 2014 Young Musician of the Year in Cologne. In 2016 she was awarded the Concertgebouw Young Talent Award presented to her by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
For her debut DECCA album Lucie has chosen to record an all Vivaldi programme: I love the music of Vivaldi she writes, its rhythmical, light, energetic and the slow movements are utterly beautiful.
Four famous concertos including La notte and La tempesta di mare are recorded alongside transcriptions of some of Vivaldis best-loved melodies, including Cum Dederit from the Nisi Dominus and the aria Vedro con mio diletto from the opera Giustino.
A bonus is the first movement of Spring from The Four Seasons transcribed in 1775 by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Lucie is joined by the hand-picked Amsterdam Vivaldi Players led by Candida Thompson and including Gregor Horsch, Lucies father and principal cellist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Lucie already tours extensively throughout Europe, including appearances at Janine Jansens International chamber Music Festival in Utrecht, as well as making her debut in Canada with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. She will perform a series of concerts to launch the album in the Netherlands in Fall 2016.
Lucie Horsch, recorder
Amsterdam Vivaldi Players
Amsterdam Vivaldi Players Club
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