Wydawnictwo: Bis
Nr katalogowy: BIS 1845
Nośnik: 1 CD
Data wydania: październik 2011
EAN: 7318590018453
Nr katalogowy: BIS 1845
Nośnik: 1 CD
Data wydania: październik 2011
EAN: 7318590018453
Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings
Bis - BIS 1845
Kompozytor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1742)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1742)
Utwory na płycie:
- Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114: 1. Allegro - Adagio
- Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114: 2. Ciaccona [Allegro ma non troppo]
- Sonata à 4 al Santo Sepolcro, for 2 violins, viola & continuo in E flat major, RV 130: 1. Largo molto
- Sonata à 4 al Santo Sepolcro, for 2 violins, viola & continuo in E flat major, RV 130: 2. Allegro ma poco
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 152: 1. Allegro molto
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 152: 2. Andante molto
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 152: 3. Allegro molto
- Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128: 1. Allegro non molto
- Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128: 2. Largo
- Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128: 3. Allegro
- Concerto madrigalesco, for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 129: 1. Adagio
- Concerto madrigalesco, for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 129: 2. Allegro
- Concerto madrigalesco, for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 129: 3. Adagio
- Concerto madrigalesco, for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 129: 4. [Allegro molto moderato]
- La Senna festeggiante, serenata à tre for chorus & continuo, RV 693: Sinfonia in C major 1. Allegro
- La Senna festeggiante, serenata à tre for chorus & continuo, RV 693: Sinfonia in C major 2. Andante molto
- La Senna festeggiante, serenata à tre for chorus & continuo, RV 693: Sinfonia in C major 3. Allegro molto
- Concerto for strings & continuo in F minor, RV 143: 1. Allegro
- Concerto for strings & continuo in F minor, RV 143: 2. [Adagio]
- Concerto for strings & continuo in F minor, RV 143: 3. [Allegro assai]
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 157: 1. Allegro
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 157: 2. Largo
- Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 157: 3. Allegro
- Sinfonia (Concerto), for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 134: 1. [Allegro]
- Sinfonia (Concerto), for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 134: 2. Andante
- Sinfonia (Concerto), for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 134: 3. Allegro
- Concerto ripieno (also Sinfonia), for strings & continuo in A major, RV 158: 1. Allegro molto
- Concerto ripieno (also Sinfonia), for strings & continuo in A major, RV 158: 2. Andante molto
- Concerto ripieno (also Sinfonia), for strings & continuo in A major, RV 158: 3. Allegro
Concerto in C major, RV114
Sonata a 4 in E flat major (‘Al Santo Sepolcro’), RV 130
Concerto in G minor, RV152
Concerto in D minor, RV128
Concerto in D minor (‘Concerto madrigalesco’), RV129
Sinfonia in C major (from La Senna festeggiante, RV693)
Concerto in F minor, RV143
Concerto in G minor, RV157
Concerto in E minor, RV134
Concerto in A major, RV158
Sonata a 4 in E flat major (‘Al Santo Sepolcro’), RV 130
Concerto in G minor, RV152
Concerto in D minor, RV128
Concerto in D minor (‘Concerto madrigalesco’), RV129
Sinfonia in C major (from La Senna festeggiante, RV693)
Concerto in F minor, RV143
Concerto in G minor, RV157
Concerto in E minor, RV134
Concerto in A major, RV158
It is a familiar fact that Antonio Vivaldi was a prime mover in the creation of the solo concerto, but what is less well known is that he also was the leading exponent of the older concerto a quattro – music in four parts, with several players to a part, intended for what we nowadays would call a string orchestra with continuo. As Vivaldi expert Michael Talbot explains in his informative liner notes, these works are notable not only for their beauty, but also for their experimental character and for providing the most important examples of fugal writing in Vivaldi’s instrumental music. It is not known when Vivaldi started to write them, but most of the almost fifty concertos probably originate from the 1720s and 1730s. They are recreational music par excellence, well suited to outdoor performance in gardens, but some of them may also have been played in various churches and theatres of Venice. This recording includes eight of the concertos, as well as the Sinfonia from the serenata La Senna festeggiante (The Rejoicing Seine) composed in honour of the young French king Louis XV, and the Sonata a 4 in E flat major ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’. The acclaimed Polish period band Arte dei Suonatori have made a number of highly regarded recordings, including a version of Handel’s 12 Concerto grossi Op. 6 which the international music press greeted with enthusiasm upon its release in 2008. It was ‘Orchestral Choice of the Month’ in BBC Music Magazine, received top marks in Diapason, and was described as ‘quite simply flawless and must be considered as a model for Handel interpretations of our time’ by the reviewer in the German magazine Toccata – Alte Musik Aktuell.