Adrian Chandler believes they could be part of what was originally conceived as a cycle, as the name 'Elvira' appears in all three of them. To the latter belong the three cantatas recorded here. Vivaldi held this title after he left the city.įor the Mantuan court Vivaldi has written several serenate and cantatas. He was appointed maestro di cappella da camera by Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt, who was governor of Mantua on behalf of the Habsburgs. In 1718 he performed his opera Armida al campo d'Egitto there and stayed in Mantua until 1720. This disc sheds light on music Vivaldi wrote for Mantua. It not only contains hardly-known cantatas but also chamber music which is largely neglected. And that is the case here.Īs far as the repertoire is concerned La Serenissima's recording "L'Amore per Elvira" is especially interesting. Therefore discs with cantatas are welcome, in particular if the cantatas which are recorded belong to the lesser-known. The cantatas of Antonio Vivaldi are not badly represented on disc, but it would be an exaggeration to say that they belong to the standard repertoire of singers and ensembles. Se ben vivono senz'alma, cantata (RV 664) b La farfalletta s'aggira al lume, cantata (RV 660) b All'ombra di sospetto, cantata (RV 678) bc Ĭhe giova il sospirar, cantata (RV 679) b Ĭoncerto for bassoon, strings and bc in e minor (RV 484) d Ĭoncerto for recorder, strings and bc in c minor (RV 441) c Sonata for violin, cello and bc in c minor (RV 83) Sonata for violin and bc in b minor (RV 37)
Lungi dal vago volto, cantata (RV 680) a Rec: March 27 - 29, 2006, Toddington, St Andrew's Church Antonio VIVALDI (1678 - 1741): "L'Amore per Elvira"
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