Vivaldi: String Concertos, Vol. 2 Simon Standage & Collegium Musicum 90

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): String Concerto in C Major, RV 109:
• 1Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 109: I. Allegro01:41
• 2Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 109: II. Adagio01:12
• 3Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 109: III. Allegro molto01:21
• String Concerto in G Minor, RV 152:
• 4Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 152: I. Allegro molto02:08
• 5Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 152: II. Andante molto01:21
• 6Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 152: III. Allegro molto01:53
• String Concerto in D Minor, RV 128:
• 7Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Minor, RV 128: I. Allegro non molto02:37
• 8Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Minor, RV 128: II. Largo00:59
• 9Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Minor, RV 128: III. Allegro01:46
• String Concerto in C Major, RV 117:
• 10Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 117: I. Allegro alla francese02:38
• 11Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 117: II. Largo01:47
• 12Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 117: III. Allegro02:09
• String Concerto, RV 163, "Conca":
• 13Vivaldi: String Concerto, RV 163, "Conca": I. Allegro - Allegro molto01:56
• 14Vivaldi: String Concerto, RV 163, "Conca": II. Andante00:59
• 15Vivaldi: String Concerto, RV 163, "Conca": III. Allegro01:10
• String Concerto in G Minor, RV 153:
• 16Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 153: I. Allegro02:46
• 17Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 153: II. Andante02:20
• 18Vivaldi: String Concerto in G Minor, RV 153: III. Allegro assai01:57
• String Concerto in B Minor, RV 168:
• 19Vivaldi: String Concerto in B Minor, RV 168: I. Allegro02:27
• 20Vivaldi: String Concerto in B Minor, RV 168: II. Andante02:04
• 21Vivaldi: String Concerto in B Minor, RV 168: III. Allegro01:05
• String Concerto in D Major, RV 124:
• 22Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Major, RV 124: I. Allegro02:31
• 23Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Major, RV 124: II. Grave01:40
• 24Vivaldi: String Concerto in D Major, RV 124: III. Allegro02:02
• String Concerto in C Minor, RV 120:
• 25Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Minor, RV 120: I. Allegro non molto01:55
• 26Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Minor, RV 120: II. Largo01:58
• 27Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Minor, RV 120: III. Allegro02:19
• String Concerto in C Major, RV 112:
• 28Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 112: I. Allegro02:07
• 29Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 112: II. Andante01:20
• 30Vivaldi: String Concerto in C Major, RV 112: III. Presto00:43
• String Concerto in F Minor, RV 143:
• 31Vivaldi: String Concerto in F Minor, RV 143: I. Allegro02:48
• 32Vivaldi: String Concerto in F Minor, RV 143: II. Adagio00:49
• 33Vivaldi: String Concerto in F Minor, RV 143: III. Allegro02:55
• String Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 162:
• 34Vivaldi: String Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 162: I. Allegro01:55
• 35Vivaldi: String Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 162: II. Largo01:16
• 36Vivaldi: String Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 162: III. Allegro assai01:02
• Total Runtime01:05:36

Info for Vivaldi: String Concertos, Vol. 2

With this album, Simon Standage continues his survey of the 40 odd concertos for strings by Vivaldi. As with period practice, winds are added to a few of the works. The continuo consists of harpsichord and guitar, the latter a very appealing sounding period instrument. There is less unity of mood on this album than on Volume 1 of this series. Instead, one is prone to gasp at Vivaldi's prodigious invention. There is never any let up in the profusion of fresh ideas and interesting orchestration. The Collegium Musicum 90 plays with great spirit but never any coarseness. Standage's tempos never dawdle, but nothing ever seems rushed for virtosity's sake. Standage seems to have enormous respect for this music, even if it is one of the more obscure aspects of Vivaldi's genius. The sound engineering, as usual for Chandos, is excellent.

"Collegium Musicum 90's stylish performances, distinguished by characterful phrasing and nimble rhythmic vivacity, add the final sheen to this captivating album." (BBC Music Magazine)

"Another excellent disc from Collegium Musicum 90' Great entertainment." (Early Music Review)

"…each [of the concertos] has a character that is unfailingly captured by the ensemble. Baroque playing of this calibre may make it difficult to settle for pale imitations elsewhere." (The Times)

Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage, conductor

Simon Standage
is well known as a violinist specialising in 17th and 18th-century music. Leader and soloist with the English Concert from its foundation until 1990, he also fulfilled the same role for many years with the City of London Sinfonia. In addition to the many records he made with the English Concert (including Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, nominated for a Grammy award), he also recorded solo and chamber music, including all of Mozart’s violin concertos with the Academy of Ancient Music, of which he was, with Christopher Hogwood, Associate Director from 1991 to 1995.

Since his foundation, with Richard Hickox, of Collegium Musicum 90, he has made numerous recordings for Chandos Records. As soloist and director of chamber orchestras and chamber musician, he is active both in Britain and abroad. He is leader of the Salomon String Quartet (founded by him in 1981), which specialises in historical performance of the Classical repertoire, performing worldwide and making many recordings and broadcasts. He is a professor of baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and teaches at summer courses in Europe.

He received a medal for services to Polish culture in 2008, was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music in 2009, and in 2010 received the Georg Philipp Telemann Prize from the city of Magdeburg.

This album contains no booklet.