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The Best of Vivaldi
Performed by Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
Conducted by Alessandro Arigoni
Violin on The Four Seasons: Cristiano Rossi
Flute on all Flute Concertos: Alessandro Molinaro
Tracklist:
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 “Spring“
0:00:00 I. Allegro
0:03:11 II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
0:05:43 III. Allegro pastorale
Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 150
0:09:50 I. Allegro
0:11:42 II. Largo
0:14:01 III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in G major “Alla Rustica“, RV 151
0:16:12 I. Presto
0:17:48 II. Adagio
0:19:23 III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 160
0:21:59 I. Allegro
0:24:16 II. Andante
0:26:23 III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 158
0:28:32 I. Allegro molto
0:31:40 II. Andante molto
0:34:57 III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 159
0:38:47 I. Allegro
0:40:34 II. Adagio
0:41:56 III. Allegro
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 “Autumn“
0:45:26 I. Allegro
0:50:25 II. Adagio molto
0:53:37 III. Allegro
Flute Concerto in F major “La Tempesta di Mare“, RV 433
0:56:53 I. Allegro
1:00:01 II. Largo
1:02:23 III. Presto
Flute Concerto in D major “Il Gardellino“, RV 428
1:04:37 I. Allegro
1:08:12 II. Cantabile
1:11:15 III. Allegro
Flute Concerto in G major, RV 435
1:14:03 I. Allegro
1:16:39 II. Largo
1:19:12 III. Allegro
Flute Concerto in F major, RV 434
1:21:21 I. Allegro, ma non tanto
1:25:01 II. Largo e cantabile
1:28:06 III. Allegro
Flute Concerto in G major, RV 437
1:29:43 I. Allegro
1:33:36 II. Largo
1:35:31 III. Allegro
Flute Concerto in G minor “La Notte“, RV 439
1:37:56 I. Largo
1:40:53 II. Presto (Fantasmi)
1:43:06 III. Largo (Il sonno)
1:44:48 IV. Presto
1:45:55 V. Allegro
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 “Summer“
1:48:17 I. Allegro non molto
1:53:24 II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
1:56:04 III. Presto (Storm)
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 “Winter“
1:58:55 I. Allegro non molto
2:02:03 II. Largo
2:04:12 III. Allegro
Sinfonia in B minor “Al Santo Sepolcro“, RV 169
2:07:22 I. Adagio molto
2:10:32 II. Allegro ma poco
Concerto for Strings in C minor, RV 120
2:13:59 I. Allegro non molto
2:16:49 II. Largo
2:18:49 III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in D minor “Madrigalesco“, RV 129
2:21:17 I. Adagio - Allegro
2:24:52 II. Adagio
2:26:02 III. [No tempo indication]
Antonio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was a Venetian composer and virtuoso violinist. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Frideric Handel, he is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom, which was paramount in the development of Johann Sebastian Bach’s instrumental music.
Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than fifty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as the Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni). Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children. Vivaldi also had some success with expensive stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna, hoping for royal support. However, the Emperor died soon after Vivaldi’s arrival, and Vivaldi himself died in poverty less than a year later.
After almost two centuries of decline, Vivaldi’s musical reputation underwent a revival in the early 20th century, with much scholarly research devoted to his work. Many of Vivaldi’s compositions, once thought lost, have been rediscovered – in one case as recently as 2006. His music remains widely popular in the present day and is regul