Masques

This album is a tribute to Antonio Vivaldi's compositions for a specific vocal range, the alto, and for soloists from three different instrument families: strings, woodwinds (the flute) and brass (the horn). It contains the now famous arias from Orlando furioso and La verità in cimento, the violin concerto RV241, which was brought from Venice in 1717 by Johann Georg Pisendel, a leading violinist, pupil and friend of Vivaldi, a flute concerto, and not to be forgotten his sacred vocal music, much of which is written for solo voice. A broad and eclectic panorama, a truly 'best of' by the Venetian composer, compiled by the musicians of Café Zimmermann, who have been playing Vivaldi's music with passion for more than 25 years since its creation (as evidenced by their rich discography with Alpha), and the French countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, 'enchanting in Vivaldi', writes Diapason, praising his 'piercing artistic talent' and 'unique personality'.