Gramophone Magazine
January 2025
Recording of the Month

Carlo Vistoli (counter-tenor), Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit

Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor RV157
Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), RV608
Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B minor, RV169 'Al Santo Sepolcro'
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV621
Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor, RV 129 "Madrigalesco"
Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae, RV626

Harmonia mundi is proud to welcome the exceptional countertenor Carlo Vistoli as a new exclusive artist. Here he joins the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin to explore some of Vivaldi’s finest sacred music. Alongside the famous Nisi Dominus and Stabat Mater, the quasi-operatic motet In furore shows the extravert, theatrical side of Vivaldi’s genius, for the purposes of edification, to be sure, but also for our greater delight.

"In short, I think it’s safe to conclude that another new countertenor superstar has arrived, and he’s found just the right ensemble to work with." - Gramophone Magazine, January 2025