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A minor concerto vivaldi9/5/2023 The prestigious Vivaldi Project by Federico Guglielmo (the complete recording of the opus number 1-12) is gloriously closed with the recording of the Violin Concertos Op. The final concerto of Op.11 was originally conceived as an oboe concerto, and in that form is presented here. Two of them were likely written for one Anna Maria, a student of particular virtuoso abilities at the Ospedale della Pieta where Vivaldi was the long-serving music master. By this time in his full maturity, Vivaldi was highly receptive to the appeal of the new galant taste, enriched by his experience with opera, and sensitive to discussion with acclaimed composers such as Leonardo Vinci, Nicola Porpora and Leonardo Leo. Although it is uncertain how much Vivaldi supervised their publication, and to what degree they are compilations of earlier work, the concertos bear the hallmarks of the fully mature composer. According to Diapason, L’Arte dell’Arco ‘understand the secret language of Vivaldi…rich and generous instrumental textures envelop the expressive lines of the solo violin.’įederico Guglielmo contributes a scholarly note to the booklet, in which study of the manuscripts have uncovered new contexts to these concertos. That we also get excellent sound and notes too makes this set a real winner.´ (Musicweb International). Not only does it bring together the first twelve opus numbers of Vivaldi, half of them in a new critical edition, but also they are performed by a first rate ensemble. ‘Let me start by saying that if ever a super-budget box deserved the epithet ‘Brilliant’ it is this one. The entire collection is available as a boxset (BC95200) and has received wide critical praise. These final two sets were published in 1729, 18 years after the L’estro armonico collection Op.2 had created a sensation with their unprecedented brilliance of solo writing, rhythmic vivacity and originality of disposition between solo and accompaniment. 1-12 which spread the fame of Antonio Vivaldi across Europe thanks to their publication by Etienne Roger in Amsterdam. With this new release, L’Arte dell’Arco complete their survey of the concertos and sonatas Opp.
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