Concerto Del Vivaldi per . / RV 171 in C major (Autograph score)

For solo violin, strings and basso continuo I. Allegro (0:00) II. Largo (3:50) III. Allegro non molto (6:23) Composed: unknown date (see below) Turin source: Giordano 30 . probably means “Sua Maestà Cattolica Cesarea“, i.e. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. Vivaldi dedicated two sets of concertos to him in 1727 and 1728. That year he met the Emperor in Trieste. It has been hypthesized that he left Venice for Vienna in 1740 to seek his favours. Charles VI died in October of that year, apparently from mushroom poisoning. Europa Galante, ‘Le quattro stagioni’ Fabio Biondi, violino solo e direzione Opus 111 OPS 912 Images provided by - non-commercial use only.