Tag Archives: Naive

More than just a clown: Vivaldi’s Concerti per fagotto IV

Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto IV Sergio Azzolini; L’Onda Armonica (Naïve OP30551) The stream of releases in Naïve Classique’s Vivaldi Edition has dried to a trickle recently, a matter for some concern for all of us who have relished its revelations, … Continue reading

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A brace of ghost ships

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer/ Dietsch: Le vaisseau fantôme (Naïve) *** One of the more enterprising celebrations to mark Wagner’s bicentenary last year now arrives on disc courtesy of Naïve. Conductor Marc Minkowski had been considering recording Die Feen, but opted … Continue reading

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A cold, distant Pelléas et Mélisande from Paris (Naïve)

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande ** (Naïve DR2159) “Ne me touchez pas, ne me touchez pas,” protests Mélisande when Golaud discovers her in the forest in the opening scene of Debussy’s opera. I declared early on in my viewing that Mélisande … Continue reading

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Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto III

Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto III Sergio Azzolini; L’Aura Soave Cremona/ Diego Cantalupi (Naïve OP 30539) Vivaldi was a prolific advocate for the bassoon, composing 39 concertos – more than for any instrument other than his own, the violin. While the … Continue reading

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Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto II

Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto II Sergio Azzolini; L’Aura Soave Cremona/ Diego Cantalupi (Naïve OP 30518) Vivaldi’s bassoon concertos have been well served on disc, with complete cycles from Daniel Smith and Tamás Benkócs jostling for supremacy with collections from other … Continue reading

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