Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (Op. 11 & 12)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play and more): Physical purchase: Artist: L’Arte dell’Arco , Federico Guglielmo (solo violin & concertmaster ), Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe) With this new release, L’Arte dell’Arco complete their survey of the concertos and sonatas Opp. 1-12 which spread the fame of Antonio Vivaldi across Europe thanks to their publication by Etienne Roger in Amsterdam. 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. Federico Guglielmo contributes a scholarly note to the booklet, in which study of the manuscripts have uncovered new contexts to these concertos. 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. 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. 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. The final concerto of was originally conceived as an oboe concerto, and in that form is presented here. 00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 5 in C Minor, RV 202: I. Allegro non molto 00:04:47 Violin Concerto No. 5 in C Minor, RV 202: II. Largo 00:07:08 Violin Concerto No. 5 in C Minor, RV 202: III. Allegro non molto 00:11:06 Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, RV 308: I. Allegro 00:15:15 Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, RV 308: II. Largo cantabile 00:18:55 Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, RV 308: III. Allegro 00:22:44 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 277 “il favorito”: I. Allegro 00:27:14 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 277 “il favorito”: II. Andante 00:31:35 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 277 “il favorito”: III. Allegro 00:36:00 Violin Concerto No. 3 in A Major, RV 336: I. Allegro 00:40:06 Violin Concerto No. 3 in A Major, RV 336: II. Aria andante 00:42:41 Violin Concerto No. 3 in A Major, RV 336: III. Allegro 00:46:02 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 207: I. Allegro 00:49:11 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 207: II. Largo 00:51:25 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 207: III. Allegro 00:54:03 Oboe Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 460: I. Allegro non tanto 00:57:47 Oboe Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 460: II. Largo 01:00:49 Oboe Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 460: III. Allegro non molto 01:04:24 Violin Concerto No. 5 in B-Flat Major, RV 379: I. Allegro 01:08:08 Violin Concerto No. 5 in B-Flat Major, RV 379: II. Largo 01:10:58 Violin Concerto No. 5 in B-Flat Major, RV 379: III. Allegro 01:14:13 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, RV 317: I. Allegro 01:17:38 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, RV 317: II. Largo 01:21:20 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, RV 317: III. Allegro 01:24:19 Violin Concerto No. 4 in C Major, RV 173: I. Largo spiccato, allegro 01:28:30 Violin Concerto No. 4 in C Major, RV 173: II. Largo 01:30:36 Violin Concerto No. 4 in C Major, RV 173: III. Allegro 01:33:04 Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, RV 244: I. Allegro 01:36:43 Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, RV 244: II. Larghetto 01:39:26 Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, RV 244: III. Allegro 01:42:02 Violin Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, RV 361: I. Allegro 01:46:11 Violin Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, RV 361: II. Largo 01:48:25 Violin Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, RV 361: III. Allegro 01:52:28 Concerto for Strings No. 3 in D Major, RV 124: I. Allegro 01:54:41 Concerto for Strings No. 3 in D Major, RV 124: II. Grave 01:56:41 Concerto for Strings No. 3 in D Major, RV 124: III. Allegro