Track Listing

1. Concerto No. 3 'Il Cardellino' In D: Allegro
2. Concerto No. 3 'Il Cardellino' In D: Cantabile
3. Concerto No. 3 'Il Cardellino' In D: Allegro
4. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Largo
5. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Presto ('Fantasmi')
6. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Largo
7. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Presto
8. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Largo ('Il sonno')
9. Concerto No. 2 'La notte' In G Minor: Allegro
10. Concerto No. 1 'La tempesta di mare' In F: Allegro
11. Concerto No. 1 'La tempesta di mare' In F: Largo
12. Concerto No. 1 'La tempesta di mare' In F: Allegro
13. Concerto No. 4 In G: Allegro
14. Concerto No. 4 In G: Largo
15. Concerto No. 4 In G: Allegro
16. Concerto No. 5 In F: Allegro ma non tanto
17. Concerto No. 5 In F: Largo e cantabile
18. Concerto No. 5 In F: Allegro
19. Concerto No. 6 In G: Allegro
20. Concerto No. 6 In G: Largo
21. Concerto No. 6 In G: Allegro

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #336667 in Music
• Released on: 1993-01-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com essential recording
One of the touchstones of the Baroque repertoire, Vivaldi's Op. 10 concertos are made up of six excellently composed works that cover virtually the entire emotional and musical range of the Baroque flute. They have been popular with audiences and flute players alike since their original publication back in the first decades of the 18th century, and Galway performs them with his characteristic rhythmic zest and generosity of spirit. This disc clearly belongs on the shortlist for fans of flute music in general or Galway in particular. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews

Impressive virtuoso...
I was very impressed with the playing on this album. Often I rely on the orchestra to breathe the life into a 17th century piece, but in this case the soloist, James Galway, leads the crowd. His flurries of sound and emotion are something not to be missed. This is a great collection of Vivaldi's Op. 10.