Vivaldi: Masques

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
January 30, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Antonio Vivaldi
    • PERFORMER
      Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian, Cafe Zimmermann, Pablo Valetti
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624511954
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1195
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    2. II. Andante molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    3. III. —

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    4. La verita in cimento, RV 739, Act I: Aria: I lacci tende più forti

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    5. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Pablo Valetti

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    6. II. Grave

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Pablo Valetti

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    7. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Pablo Valetti

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    8. Orlando, RV 728, Act I: Sol da te, mio dolce amore

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    9. Longe mala, umbrae, terrors, RV 640

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    10. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Alexandre Zanetta, Félix Polet

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    11. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Alexandre Zanetta, Félix Polet

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    12. III. Allegro non molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Alexandre Zanetta, Félix Polet

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    13. Orlando, RV 728, Act II: Aria: Piangerò sin che l'onda

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    14. La verita in cimento, RV 739, Act I: Aria: Mi vuoi tradir, lo so

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    15. I. Allegro non molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Karel Valter

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    16. II. Largo e cantabile

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Karel Valter

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    17. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Karel Valter

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti

    18. Motezuma, RV 723, Act I: Aria: S'impugni la spada

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Pablo Valetti


This album celebrates Antonio Vivaldi's compositions for a particular vocal register, the alto, and for soloists from three different instrumental families: strings, woodwinds (the transverse flute) and brass (the horn). It includes the now famous arias from Orlando furioso and La verit� in cimento, the violin concerto RV241, brought back from Venice in 1717 by Johann Georg Pisendel, a leading violinist, pupil and friend of Vivaldi, a flute concerto, not to mention his sacred vocal music, much of which is written for solo voice. A broad and eclectic panorama, a veritable 'best of' the Venetian composer, conceived by the musicians of Cafe Zimmermann, who have been playing Vivaldi's music with passion since it's creation more than 25 years ago (as evidenced by it's rich discography at Alpha), and the French countertenor Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian, 'enchanting in Vivaldi', writes Diapason, which praises his 'penetrating artistry' and 'unique personality'.