Recordings of [wimpLink artistId="3518585"]Vivaldi[/wimpLink] concertos may seem to be a dime a dozen, but this one is a standout. Violinist [wimpLink artistId="4086933"]Amandine Beyer[/wimpLink] sets herself the task of bringing together and interpreting concertos with a great variety of instrumentation, and one will be bowled over by the sheer variety here. Start at the end with the Violin Concerto in F major, RV 572, whose subtitle, "Il mondo al rovescio" ("The World Upside Down"), gives the album its title. It features a solo violin and cello playing in each other's clefs. Elsewhere, listeners will hear a solo clarinet, a good deal of percussion in the supposedly percussionless Baroque, really wild echo effects in the first movement of the Violin Concerto in A major, RV 344, a couple of examples of [wimpLink artistId="3518585"]Vivaldi[/wimpLink]'s solemn style in writing for a formal church environment (entirely different from his usual mode), and a great deal more. [wimpLink artistId="4086933"]Beyer[/wimpLink] directs the ensemble [wimpLink artistId="4891090"]Gli Incogniti[/wimpLink] from the violin, and the musicians convey a sense of wonder at [wimpLink artistId="3518585"]Vivaldi[/wimpLink]'s unfailing exuberance. These players have recorded three albums of [wimpLink artistId="3518585"]Vivaldi[/wimpLink] now, and they truly stand out from the crowd; this album made best-seller charts in late 2022. ~ James Manheim