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Vivaldi Edition Vol. 72

Vivaldi Edition Vol. 72: Music sacra per coro e orchestra Carlotta Colombo (soprano), Margherita Maria Sala (mezzo-soprano), Valerio Contaldo (tenor), Alessandro Ravasio (bass), Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus in D major , RV 807; Confitebor tibi, Domine in C major, RV 596; 18 Sanctorum meritis in C major RV 620; Vos invito, barbarae faces in F major, RV 811; Magnificat in G minor, RV 611 Naive It’s hard to believe that the Vivaldi project is three-quarters through, it has seemed so everlasting, so generous and so sumptuous for so long. Yet with the final stretches in sight there is no easing off from the sense of joyful discovery that characterises this project, volume 72 is an album of choral music that packs a few surprises of its own. The Dixit Dominus RV807 is hardly an unknown quantity but this recording is shot through with energetic singing which reveals colourful hues. At times the choir allow their enthusiasm to run away with them, but I appre...

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