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Vivaldi - Gloria · Magnificat / Biccirè · Mingardo · York · Concerto Italiano
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Amazon.com Don't let the startling double-time opening of this Gloria put you off--listen with an open mind and you'll be surprised how much sense it makes. Rinaldo Alessandrini's reading has many such surprises; some movements are taken very quickly, others surprisingly slowly, yet his choices seem fresh rather than perverse. The Magnificat is lesser-known and thus less surprising, but it's every bit as lively. The soloists all sing nicely (though Biccire doesn't blend well in the soprano duet); the clear-voiced York and vigorous Mingardo provide imaginative ornaments. The excellent French chorus Akademia and Alessandrini's orchestra don't miss a single one of Alessandrini's beats. --Matthew Westphal
