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Vivaldi: Concertos For Strings / Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano
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Vivaldi: Concertos For Strings / Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano

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Composer
VIVALDI, ANTONIO
Artist
Concerto Italiano
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Jan 01, 2013
Catalog #
TB672258
UPC
8007194105599

About

Vivaldi’s instrumental output is immense: at present, research has identified no fewer than 478 works bearing the title ‘Concerto’, of which 329 are concertos for solo instrument accompanied by string orchestra and continuo, the violin concertos alone numbering 220. Incomplete as they are, these figures give some idea of the difficulty of attempting even a superficial analysis of the, ‘concerto’ form in Vivaldi’s oeuvre. The variety of structures employed in these works is in proportion to their numbers; and though certain progress has been made in recognising and classifying the compositional styles of the Venetian master, we often find that these ‘rules’ have in fact been laid aside in this or that composition. It must also be remembered that the development of Vivaldi’s style is closely related to the definition and consolidation of a form that finds its roots in works by a slightly earlier generation of composers such as Torelli and Albinoni. As Vivaldi’s career as a composer went on, in fact, we see considerable changes in both form (structure) and in musical invention. Vivaldi’s music was greatly admired by his contemporaries; the large number of imitators of his style who flourished while he was still alive bears witness to his popularity, as does the esteem in which a musician such as Quantz held the Venetian master, indicating his concertos as supreme examples of the form.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 154 05:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 154
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  2. 2 Violin Concerto in B flat, RV 367 13:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Violin Concerto in B flat, RV 367
    Duration
    13:37
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Fabio Biondi, Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  3. 3 Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 3, No. 2, RV 578 09:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 3, No. 2, RV 578
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Fabio Biondi, Adrian Chamorro, Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  4. 4 Concerto for Strings in D Major, RV 124 06:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Concerto for Strings in D Major, RV 124
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  5. 5 Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 302 11:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 302
    Duration
    11:05
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Adrian Chamorro, Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  6. 6 Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522 09:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Fabio Biondi, Adrian Chamorro, Rinaldo Alessandrini
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini