Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #182 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 2009-10-23
• Running time: 19769 seconds

Customer Reviews

Really good bargain, nice recordings
This collection is a real breakthrough for Amazon and the X5 music group, which offers these collections of bargain MP3s of classical music.

Like previous collections, this Vivaldi set puts together a strong roster of lesser-known players, often (but not only) lesser-known ensembles from Eastern Europe who still offer really nice performances.

A huge change, and a tremendously welcome one, is that complete works are offered! Until now, all these sets have just slapped together stray movements of pieces out of order. This one offers cohesive works in their entirety, from beginning to end.

If they could now go back to Beethoven and start over using this Vivaldi set as a model, that would be fantastic.

At the $2.99 "Deal of the Day" price on Oct 30, 2009, this is a great bargain. I think it would still be pretty good at the normal price too, and I don't usually say that. Highly recommended.

Bravo!
So, as one reviewer already said, you may not know most of the performers on this great collection; some names you will recognize. It makes no difference as all of these performances are very, very good indeed! Much of this music I am familiar with, but I have to say, that there is an intimacy to most of these recordings that makes me feel as if I am sitting very close to the musicians. I am hearing notes, instruments, and inflection that I've missed in other very well known recordings. So, whether you're new to this grand composer and want a thorough collection of his music, or if you are very well versed with multiple renditions, you will be pleased with the few dollars invested.

Thank you, Amazon, for making quality music possible in hard economic times. Music that is uplifting and centering. Even when I can shop other places, I come to you because you are kind enough to do such great things like this for your customers. And, one good turn always deserves another. Bravo Vivaldi! Bravo Amazon!

More Please
Living in the cultural waste land of Southern California it is nice to find little gems like this collection of Vivaldi's music to share with others. All too often I will hear someone comment; Isn't that the music from the movie...blah blah blah....

Hard sometimes to give others perspective that Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, and many others from this period were the rockstars of their age; their music transends the ages.

While there are some pieces with Yehudi Menuhin; this is a nice collection of European Orchestras and the Tokyo Vivaldi Ensemble. I will have to look up more of their work.

So for today here is something WONDERFUL to listen to when editing a manuscript.

Great at any price.

Lilith