Raphael Wallfisch - Vivaldi: Cello Concertos, Vol.1 (1995)

While Vivaldi remains most well known as a composer of his own instrument, the violin, his cello concerti are masterpieces of the baroque era and demonstrate his profound sensitivity and facility for writing for the cello. Although none were published in his own lifetime, Vivaldi's cello concerti are little gems of the baroque literature, and this recording does not disappoint. In this, the first of four volumes of Vivaldi's cello concerti, Rapael Wallfisch on solo cello, delivers a fresh and lively performance, beautifully balanced by the accompanying City of London Simphonia and Nicholas Kraimer on the Harpsichord. The quality of this recording is very high and the variety of textures and moods on display in these seven concerti are wonderful to behold and will delight even the most jaded classical music listener who thought that all Vivaldi sounds the same.