Spinosi, Jean-Christophe

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus

For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos / Rolf Lislevand, lute; Christophe Coin, cello. Concerto Italiano; Il Giardino Armonico et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Antonini, Giovanni; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Mattheus; Il Giardino Armonico

This Christmas boxed set gathers some of the finest Vivaldi concertos released in the Vivaldi Edition. Artists include Rolf Lislevand (lute), Christophe Coin (cello), Concerto...continue...

Ladies Sing Baroque / Piau, Kozena, Lemieux, Antonacci, Petibon, Stutzmann, Crowe et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat mater dolorosa a due; Antonio Vivaldi: Mottetto In furore iustissimae irae; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Orlando furioso;...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Bertini, Rossana; Cangemi, Veronica; Cousin, Florian; Crowe, Lucy; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kazimierczuk, Angela; ...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Dantone, Ottavio; Minkowski, Marc; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Marchi, Alessandro de; Spering, Christoph; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Rousset, Christophe; ; Curtis, Alan; Antonini,...
Ensemble: ; Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Bizzarrie Armoniche; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Amarillis; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Gre...

Naïve Classique presents a special project dedicated to the gorgeous voices that enlighten masterpieces of the baroque masters, featuring Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin,...continue...

Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso / Spinosi, Lemieux, Larmore, Cangemi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-02-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728
Performers: Basso, Romina; Cangemi, Veronica; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Larmore, Jennifer; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Senn, Christian
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Available for the first time on DVD, Nanve presents the 2011 world premiere staged recording of Orlando Furioso, seven years after the CD release that...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English, French
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Highlights from La Senna Festegiante / Biondi, Jaroussky, Lemieux, Savall et al.

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante, RV 693; Gloria, RV 589; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Nisi Dominus, RV 608; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; La Fida ninfa, RV 714; Con...
Performers: Azzaro, Stefania; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marq, Sebastien; Piau, Sandrine; Zanazi, Furio
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; ; Fasolis, Diego; Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; I Barocchisti

This special product is linked to the Venise Vivaldi Versailles festival that took place in the Château de Versailles from June 24th to July 17th....continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Vivaldi Best Loved Adagios / Fabio Biondi, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Europa Galante and Ensemble Matheus

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata; Concerto for Lute in G minor "La Notte" RV 439; Stabat Mater, RV 621; Concerto for Violin & second violin in A major 'Per eco in Lontano', RV 552; Laudate Pueri D...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; Taverner Players

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Vivaldi: Opera Highlights from Naïve

3 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans; L'Olimpiad, RV 725; La verità in cimento, RV 739
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Foresti, Sergio; Giordano, Laura; Hermann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Kulikova, Marianna; Laurens, Guillemette; Novaro, ...
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe

The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Spinosi/Ensemble Matheus, Gritton, Horak, Pollmann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Croft, Richard; Gritton, Susan; Horak, Cornelia; Mehta, Bejun; Pollmann, Martin
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Ensemble Matheus

To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of 'Messiah', the composer's most...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Spinosi/Ensemble Matheus, Gritton, Horak, Pollmann [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Croft, Richard; Gritton, Susan; Horak, Cornelia; Mehta, Bejun; Pollmann, Martin
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Ensemble Matheus

To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of 'Messiah', the composer's most...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue...

Vivaldi!

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-08-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa, RV 714; In Furore iustissimae irae, RV 626; Laudate Pueri, RV 601; La Candace, RV 704; Atenaide, RV 702-B; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; La Silvia, RV 734
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Cangemi, Veronica; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Laurens, Guillemette; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Dantone, Ottavio; Sardelli, Federico Maria

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

10 Greatest Classical Emotions

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang; Antonio Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608; Juditha triumphans, RV 644; Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Johann Sebastian ...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Blumenthal, Daniel; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Marchi, Alessandro de; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Academia Montis Regalis; Ensemble Matheus; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

My Vivaldi / Marie-Nicole Lemieux

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso; La fida ninfa; Griselda; Credo in sol maggiore; Amen
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Les Classiques au Soleil

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D majo...
Performers: Baldi, Jesus Castro; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Cangemi, Veronica; Domingo, Placido; Garrus, Anne-Garance Fabre Dit; Gastinel, Anne; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lislevand, Rolf; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Moretti,...
Conductors: ; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Colomer, Edmon; Oren, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Europa Galante; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques ; Seville Royal Symphony Orche...

Esprit - Baroque

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Griselda, RV 718; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Arcange...
Performers: Bayo, María; Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lesne, Gérard; Marq, Sébastien; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: ; Rousset, Christophe; Biondi, Fabio; Gester, Martin; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; L'Europa Galante; Le Parlement de Musique; Les talens lyriques

Esprit - Zen

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728; L'Olimpiade, RV 725; Franz Schubert:...
Performers: de la Salle, Lise; Gastinel, Anne [cello]; Guy, François-Frederic; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Lislevand, Rolf; Mingardo, Sara; Say, Fazil; Smith, Hopkinson; Sokolov, Grigory
Conductors: ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Equilbey, Laurence; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Mosaïques String Quartet

Vivaldi: La fida ninfa

3 CD / Naïve / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725; La Fida Ninfa
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Vasquez, Christian Senn
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

The Times
The music screams for attention on CD, as this superb French studio recording proves. One aria of scorching invention follows another, often bedecked with...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

The Vivaldi Edition Operas

28 CD / Naïve / 2008-11-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Orlando finto pazzo, RV 727; Juditha triumphans, RV 645; Tito Manlio, RV 738; La verità in cimento, RV 739; Orlando furioso, RV 728; L'Atenaide, RV 702; Il Farnace, RV 711; ...
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Savall, Jordi; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; Le Concert des Nations; Modo Antiquo Ensemble

The Vivaldi Edition, the quixotic project conceived by musicologist Alberto Basso to record the music by Vivaldi found in manuscripts in the Biblioteca Nazionale in...continue...

10 ans et toujours Naïve! - Mahler, Schubert, Vivaldi, Bach, etc / Alessandrini, Korcia, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; La verità in cim...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Chamayou, Bertrand; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Greilsammer, David; Jaroussky, Philippe; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kopatchinskaya, Patricia; Korcia, Laurent; Kozena, Magdalena; Pia...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Krivine, Emmanuel; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Rousset, Christophe; ; Minkowski, Marc; Raisin-Dadre, Denis; Marchi, Alessandro de; Sokhiev, Tugan
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Les Talens Lyriques; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques

Vivaldi Edition - Orlando furioso [Highlights], etc / Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Griselda, RV 718; La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Amen
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Cangemi, Veronica; Ferrari, Stefano; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kermes, Simone; Larmore, Jennifer; Marq, Sebastien; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Staskiewicz, Blandine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

"Soprano Simone Kermes' coloratura is nothing less than flabbergasting in two arias from Griselda. These samples are a transparent ploy to entice listeners to seek...continue...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, Stabat Mater / Spinosi, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Credo, for 2 solo voices, chorus, oboe (ad lib), strings & continuo in G major (spurious, attributed; Amen
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

"Jaroussky is nothing short of sublime in slow sections like the "Cum dederit" (track 4), a masterpiece of quiet tension whose effects are amplified by...continue...

Vivaldi: La verità in cimento / Spinosi, Bertagnolli et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV 739
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Matheus Ensemble

Since it was launched in 2000 with the purpose of recording the complete scores of Vivaldi held in the National Library in Torino (Italy), the...continue...

Vivaldi Adagios

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata, serenata (opera; attributed); Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Amen; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Matheus Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Compiled from Virgin Classics’ rich Vivaldi discography, and drawn from the composer’s instrumental and vocal works (both operatic and religious), each track is performed by...continue...

Rossini: La Pietra del Paragone / Spinosi, Beziat, Prina, Holloway [2DVD]

2 DVD Video / Naïve / 2007-11-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La pietra del paragone
Performers: Giordano, Laura; Holloway, Jennifer; Lis, Francois; Prina, Sonia
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Rossini’s opera 'La Pietra del Paragone' was performed at the Theatre du Chatelet, in Paris, in January 2007, and in Parma, in December 2006. These...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: France
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Classique & Zen

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; L'Olimpiade, opera ...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, Francois-Frederic; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Salle, Lise de la; Say, Fazil; Smith, Hopkinson; Sokolo...
Conductors: ; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lislevand, Rolf; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Kapsberger; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques

Vivaldi Heroes / Philippe Jaroussky, Jean Christophe Spinosi, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Orlando finto pazzo; Giustino, RV 717; Ottone in Villa, RV 729; L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725; Tito Manlio, RV 738; Andromeda Liberata, serenata (opera; attributed); La virt...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Matheus Ensemble

"Satisfying recitals of Vivaldi's operatic arias are rare commodities. Like Lorenzo Regazzo's revelatory anthology of bass arias accompanied by Concerto Italiano (Naïve, 10/06), Jaroussky and...continue...

Vivaldi: Griselda / Spinosi, Lemieux, Ensemble Matheus

3 CD / Naïve / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Davies, Iestyn; Ferrari, Stefano; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kermes, Simone
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

"This performance is sublime. Jean-Christophe Spinosi leads a dramatically taut reading, with his period-instrument Ensemble Matheus underpinning the vocal theatrics with snap and a huge...continue...

Vivaldi: Orlando furioso / Spinosi, et al

3 CD / Naïve / 2005-01-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Larmore, Jennifer; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Staskiewicz, Blandine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

"This might just be the best recording ever made of a baroque opera." - Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News...continue...

Vivaldi: Operas / Kozena, Mingardo, Prina, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-08-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La verità in cimento, RV 739; Juditha triumphans, RV 645; L'Olimpiade, RV 725; L'Orlando finto pazzo
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Foresti, Sergio; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Laurens, Guillemette; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Marchi, Alessandro de; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Concerto Italiano; Matheus Ensemble

Vivaldi's opera remained virtually unknown until the very end of the 20th century, even though these are incredibly rich pieces, rarely equalled for dramatic intensity...continue...

De Lhoyer: Duos & Concertos pour Guitare / Spinosi, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-04-01

Works: Antoine L'Hoyer: Concerto for guitar & strings, Op. 16; Concertantes (3) for 2 guitars, Op 31
Performers: Spinosi, Philippe
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe;
Ensemble: Duo Spinosi; Matheus Ensemble

"Opus 111's sound is excellent - the concerto balance, very tricky to achieve with the small voice of the period guitar, is both realistic and...continue...