The Vivaldi Edition: Excellent review of Bernardini’s Concerti per oboe by the American Record Guide

The Vivaldi Edition - Concerti per oboe

As part of the Vivaldi Edition, David Schwartz reviewed Bernardini’s Concerti per oboe and was very impressed by it. Below is the full article extracted from the American Record Guide.

“This program is the 42nd in an ambitious series to record all of the works of Vivaldi. The series began in 2000 and will continue until 2015, and a significant portion of the works that will be recorded have not been heard since the 1700s. But the concertos here have not gone unplayed or unheard.

These are very good performances of six concertos. Bernardini is a very good oboist with a pleasing tone, and the accompanying ensemble, Zefiro, plays with elan. The recording quality also is excellent. Performances on period instruments have gotten tremendously better in the last few years. Where the tone of the instruments could be scratchy and unrefined, they seem here to be quite refined and enjoyable. Though there are many recordings of Vivaldi oboe concertos, this is certainly among the better ones.”