Vivaldi: Farnace – review

Cencic, Donose, Nesi, Hallenberg, Gauvin et al; I Barocchisti/Fasolis(Virgin Classics)"The music is by Vivaldi, and whether sublime or tender is very varied": a Venetian nobleman's contemporary verdict on Farnace is still true today, and it's clear from this scrupulously scholarly version that Vivaldi lavished great care on the piece, revising it for the city of Ferrara in a version that was never used or even completed. Diego Fasolis, one of the brightest stars in the Italian baroque world, bri...

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