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Vivaldi: Venetian Dreams / Schwarz, Rebel Baroque Orchestra

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Composer: VIVALDI, ANTONIO
Artist: Rebel
Format: CD
Label: Bridge Records
Released: Oct 09, 2012
Catalog #: BCD9377
UPC: 090404937729

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VIVALDI Concertos, Op. 10/1-6 (RV 433-37). Suonata à 4 al Santo Sepolcro in E?. Concerto in g, RV 157 • Matthias Maute (rcr, fl); Jörg-Michael Schwarz (vn, ldr); Rebel • BRIDGE 9377 (56:40)

Here is an exciting and well-played disc of Vivaldi concertos (and a Sonata for strings and basso continuo) played not by a full orchestra but by the eight-piece Dutch group Rebel (pronounced “ruh-BELL,” after the French Baroque composer Jean-Féry Rebel). Although it is only an octet, Rebel performs these works in the “La Scintilla” brisk-orchestral style pioneered by that Italian orchestra. In Vivaldi this works very well, and since this is the music of that composer, this group’s style could also be called “modified Red Priest” as a model on the British ensemble of that name. I was utterly delighted by Matthias Maute’s recorder playing in the concerto, op. 10/3, nicknamed “The Goldfinch.” His technique is so good that he is able to create swirling lines that almost sound as if they are easy to play, which they most certainly are not. Moreover, Rebel’s strings—including the oft-tricky basso continuo—are not only consistently in tune but have a good tone. In this album, they play so much as an ensemble that one comes to hear them as a sort of chamber orchestra. I wondered how they might actually sound in music where they are called upon to perform in opposing motion, i.e., in works calling for an interplay of the instruments.

Only in the transverse flute concerto (op. 10/4) did I feel that Rebel’s strings had a bit too edgy a tone quality, incurred by their insistence on only using straight tone (an approach not supported by historical scholarship), and a very thin straight tone at that. The richness of the double bass and cello underneath the higher strings created a nice balance of sound, especially in the concerto for alto recorder (op. 10/5). Here the lower pitch brings the strings down by about a third from the other concertos, and the generally pastoral quality of this music is welcome relief from the composer’s generally upbeat style.

This disc, though having a long list of competitors in this material, is a worthy follow-up to this group’s previous disc, Shades of Red (Bridge 9173). Recorded in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Stamford, Connecticut, the sonics have just enough ambience around the instruments to give a nice sheen to them without overdoing it.

FANFARE: Lynn René Bayley

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...a tremendous new recording of Vivaldi's Opus 10 Flute Concertos played by brilliant young Belgian virtuoso Matthias Maute and one of the Big Apple's top original instrument crews, Rebel (accent on the second syllable). It's an extraordinary display of panache and virtuosity...and Rebel backs him with ferocious energy and risk-taking authenticity... The playing is out of the box with its ornaments, plastic phrasings and simulated spontaneity so that each new section, each new tune, each new dashing series of runs and trills, brings with it unexpected surprises and just enough time to catch your breath between movements.

-- Laurence Vittes, Huffington Post

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Tracklist 26 tracks

1 I. Allegro 02:25

Track
1

Title
I. Allegro
Duration
02:25
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
2 II. Largo 01:32

Track
2

Title
II. Largo
Duration
01:32
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
3 III. Presto 01:55

Track
3

Title
III. Presto
Duration
01:55
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
4 I. Largo 01:27

Track
4

Title
I. Largo
Duration
01:27
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
5 II. Fantasmi: Presto 00:54

Track
5

Title
II. Fantasmi: Presto
Duration
00:54
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
6 III. Il Sonno: Largo 00:54

Track
6

Title
III. Il Sonno: Largo
Duration
00:54
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
7 IV. Presto 01:03

Track
7

Title
IV. Presto
Duration
01:03
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
8 V. Largo (il sonno) 01:44

Track
8

Title
V. Largo (il sonno)
Duration
01:44
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
9 VI. Allegro 02:19

Track
9

Title
VI. Allegro
Duration
02:19
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
10 I. Largo molto — 02:37

Track
10

Title
I. Largo molto —
Duration
02:37
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
11 II. Allegro ma poco 02:05

Track
11

Title
II. Allegro ma poco
Duration
02:05
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
12 I. Allegro 03:58

Track
12

Title
I. Allegro
Duration
03:58
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
13 II. Largo 02:23

Track
13

Title
II. Largo
Duration
02:23
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
14 III. Allegro 02:46

Track
14

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
02:46
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
15 I. Allegro 02:35

Track
15

Title
I. Allegro
Duration
02:35
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
16 II. Largo 02:03

Track
16

Title
II. Largo
Duration
02:03
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
17 III. Allegro 02:15

Track
17

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
02:15
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
18 I. Allegro 02:10

Track
18

Title
I. Allegro
Duration
02:10
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
19 II. Largo 01:29

Track
19

Title
II. Largo
Duration
01:29
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
20 III. Allegro 02:22

Track
20

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
02:22
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
21 I. Allegro non molto 03:05

Track
21

Title
I. Allegro non molto
Duration
03:05
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
22 II. Largo e cantabile 02:59

Track
22

Title
II. Largo e cantabile
Duration
02:59
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
23 III. Allegro 01:45

Track
23

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
01:45
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
24 I. Allegro 03:51

Track
24

Title
I. Allegro
Duration
03:51
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
25 II. Andante 01:33

Track
25

Title
II. Andante
Duration
01:33
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz
26 III. Allegro 02:19

Track
26

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
02:19
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Performer
Matthias Maute
Ensemble
REBEL Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jörg-Michael Schwarz