Vivaldi Glorias RV588 & RV589
Alessandrini’s second stab at the famous Gloria benefits from hindsight
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Genre:
Vocal
Label: Vivaldi Edition
Magazine Review Date: 2/2010
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: OP30485

Author: David Vickers
Concerto Italiano also delivers a zesty performance of Vivaldi’s less famous Gloria setting (RV588). The choir’s tuning and intonation can be a little frayed at the edges but the counterpoint in “Qui tollis” is meticulously balanced, Mingardo is at her best in the heartfelt “Qui sedes”, and Alessandrini’s spirited direction is irresistible. Both Gloria settings are preceded by short solo “introduzioni”; Ostro picta, armata spina (RV642) is played with a charismatic spring in its step and the high florid soprano part is expertly dispatched by Monica Piccinini; it is peculiar that Naïve does not credit her on the cover but prominently names Mingardo, who provides only a little more than the equivalent service for the introduzione to RV588.
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