Vivaldi - Bassoon Concertos Vol.4 | Naive OP30551

Vivaldi - Bassoon Concertos Vol.4

Label: Naive

Cat No: OP30551

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 20th November 2015

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As in the successful volumes 1-3 this is a very exciting recording, featuring the bassoon as you never heard before! The 54th release in the Vivaldi Edition features a selection of the finest works for bassoon ever composed, regardless of the instrument - this is a complete view of Vivaldi’s universe, performed by a true genius of baroque music.

With each CD Sergio Azzolini proves himself to be an artist of endless imagination and virtuosity. With each new recording he surpasses the one before. A master...

Vol.1:
"This is music-making to cherish.” - Gramophone Magazine, September 2010

Vol.2:
"Azzolini burbles and rasps away merrily, yet there's poetry aplenty in slow movements, where he displays an unsurpassed palette of tonal colour...[I] cannot imagine these concertos better played, with such infectious exuberance.” - International Record Review, January 2012

"Has anyone ever grabbed hold of this music so wholeheartedly?” - Gramophone Magazine, March 2012

Vol.3:
Gramophone Editor's Choice - April 2013

the utter master of the instrument, and surmounts the technical difficulties works such as the present six concertos pose to lesser mortals with enviable ease … all lovers of Baroque music will enjoy this.” - Early Music Review, February 2013

Azzolini is one of the most brilliant players of the baroque bassoon these days...it is not just his virtuosity which is impressive. In the slow movements he shows his capabilities in the realm of expression. The ensemble L'Aura Soave Cremona operates on the same wavelength.” - MusicWeb International, 24th July 2013

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