Vivaldi - Concertos for Organ & Violin, Sonatas for Recorder & Bass
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Label: Tactus
Cat No: TC672239
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 25th February 2008
Contents
Works
Concerto for violin, organ and strings in D minor, RV541Concerto in C major for violin, cello, organ and strings, RV554a
Concerto in C minor for violin, organ and strings, RV766
Concerto in F major for traverso, organ and strings, RV767
Concerto in F major for violin, organ and strings, RV542
Recorder Concerto in D minor
Recorder Sonata in F major, RV52
Artists
Il RossignoloWorks
Concerto for violin, organ and strings in D minor, RV541Concerto in C major for violin, cello, organ and strings, RV554a
Concerto in C minor for violin, organ and strings, RV766
Concerto in F major for traverso, organ and strings, RV767
Concerto in F major for violin, organ and strings, RV542
Recorder Concerto in D minor
Recorder Sonata in F major, RV52
Artists
Il RossignoloAbout
Both collections contain aspects of exceptional interest. Although volumes have been written about Antonio Vivaldi and his instrumental compositions, the five Concerti a violino et organo obligati employing organ instrument have been practically ignored. One is immediately struck by the fact that the number of such works is extremely limited—a mere five, in fact—compared to the number of concertos dedicated to other instruments, and this is underscored by the rare occasions when Vivaldi used the organ as an obbligato instrument.
These few compositions also represent an historical fact of great significance. If we attempt to address the problem of dating the works, we can place these pieces before 1725. If we then consider that Bach probably composed his Brandenburg Concertos (the fifth of which features a solo harpsichord) around 1721, and his concertos for harpsichord and strings around 1730; that Handel wrote his organ concertos in 1738 (op. 4) and 1757 (op. 7); and that Corrette’s concertos for organ date from around 1756, Vivaldi thus emerges as one of the first composers to have removed the keyboard instrument from its fundamental but obscure role of a continuo player, and placing it instead in the forefront of an instrumental ensemble. A few years later, keyboard instruments in general would become one of the most popular choices for solo concertos.
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