Vivaldi: Cello Sonatas
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COMPOSERS: Vivaldi
LABELS: CRD
ALBUM TITLE: Vivaldi Cello Sonatas
WORKS: Cello Sonatas
PERFORMER: L’Ecole d’Orphée
CATALOGUE NO: 34401 ADD
These stylish and tastefully ornamented performances are pleasant enough, but ultimately miss that last ounce of sparkle, imagination and colour projected by Pieter Wispelwey in his Vivaldi disc. Erik Levi
Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.