I. Allegro non molto

With the aid of the highly praised Polish ensemble Arte dei Suonatori, Swedish recorder virtuoso Dan Laurin gives us Vivaldi’s humming insects, pounding summer rain and drunken village revels in a way we’ve never before heard them. The sweltering heat of summer and the excitement of the hunt - in which the recorder takes the part of the hunted animal - are almost tangible in a recording of unusual directness.
Klassik-heute 10/10/10, highest rating.