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Reviewer: David
Vickers Founded in 2012 and named after Cesti’s opera for the wedding festivities of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I in 1666, Il Pomo d’Oro’s two previous Vivaldi Edition contributions were volumes of violin concertos each respectively showcasing the founder-directors Riccardo Minasi and Dmitry Sinkovsky. Continuing the democratic scheme, both now appear together but take turns playing first fiddle in this collection of six double violin concertos (Vivaldi composed nearly 20).
These are
live-wire performances that would make even the likes of Il Giardino Armonico
blush (both soloists are alumni). The audible huff and puff that launches the
closing Allegro of RV523, the full-blooded articulation from the small
orchestra, virile sparring from the soloists and ringing continuo upon the final
chord typify these high-voltage performances. Assertive dialogues between Minasi
and Sinkovsky such as the cascading figurations in the first Allegro of RV515
are dazzling, and sparks fly in the quick movements of RV510. The central Largos
convey expressive emotion, albeit a rawer kind of sentimental energy than the
serene stillness one usually encounters in this repertoire. Over the course of
six concertos it transpires that elegance and beauty are not priorities, and
it’s fair to assess that this isn’t subtle Vivaldi-playing. The abrasiveness in
the Allegro ma poco e cantabile that commences RV509 is neither in a singing
manner nor merely ‘a bit’ allegro. Nevertheless, the unremitting aesthetic of
‘nature, red [Priest] in tooth and claw’ is often gripping.
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