The interesting work of another musician on Vivaldi's Summer concerto convinced me to reopen an old project on the same music, and complete my own version. My project was started with an older library, and is now converted to the VSL full library (non-Synchron).
I wanted to test realism and variety of articulations. So, I worked as carefully as possible on each single note and phrase arc. The solo Violin and Violoncello are the seconds, with a gentler sound than the firsts. The orchestra is made up of Chamber Strings (working so well, in my opinion, that I've not yet felt the need to switch to the Dimension Strings for this project).
I used mostly short notes controlled by velocity. Reverb is MIR, with an added hint of Miracle and Logic's Compressor at the end.
I plan to work on the full concerto, but had to start from the final Presto. The Adagio will be as challenging, even if on the opposite scale of speed and loudness.
This is one of those pieces that need continual reworking, since there are so many different ways of playing it. At the moment, I wonder how realistic this first version can be perceived by listeners with ears fresher than mines.
Paolo
Vivaldi, L'Estate, III Presto (in MP3)
Vivaldi, L'Estate, III Presto (in AIFF)