Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and priest. Born in Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic, he is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. He composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as the Four Seasons.

One of the handy things about Antonio Vivaldi, from a violinist/conductor’s point of view, is that few composers sound at once so familiar and so fresh. You can, of course, make up a disc-length program of Vivaldi concertos that everyone already knows; but it’s as easy (and much more fun) to make up a disc-length program of Vivaldi concertos such that only one person in 10,000 will know every piece on the bill.

Chamber Concerto in F Major (RV 100) is sweetly melodic and rich in contrasting shadows and lights. There is something about the layering of voices which exposes accompanying lines at the expense of the flute and the violin comes out equally whether playing counter-melodies, a solo line or a rhythmic background. The bassoon is a little lower in the mix in this piece which helps, but there is a general flatness of dynamic. A welcome change is the Largo, which is another toothsome duet between the bassoon and flute.

Source: AllMusic (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/antonio-vivaldi-mn0000 685058/biography ).

Although originally created for Flute, Violin, Bassoon, Strings, & Basso Continuo, I created this Arrangement of the Chamber Concerto in F Major (RV 100) for Winds (Flute, Oboe & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).