![]() ![]() 'No, not the "Vivaldi Vespers", nor even a reconstruction of a specific event, but a kind of "sacred concert" in Vespers form, of the sort that Venetian churches in Vivaldi’s time – ever aware of the power of music to swell a congregation – were wont to mount in the name of worship. Soloists, Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini Vespri Solenni per la Festa dell'Assunzione di Maria Vergine The orchestral sound, as always with La Serenissima, achieves bright attractiveness and vivacity without feeling the need to pursue the taut energy of some other groups. They are played with skill and taste, lapsing only when the bassoon overpowers the flute in the slow movement of RV438. ![]() 'Here the three solo instruments come and go in various combinations, always pleasing us and never outstaying their welcome. ![]()
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