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 concerto...(+)
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.
Possibly the last of Antonio Vivaldi's 13 oboe
concertos, the Concerto in A minor (RV 461) is a
three-movement work scored for oboe soloist, strings,
and basso continuo. The opening Allegro non molto in
the tonic minor features a shorter than usual
ritornello from the ripieno and longer than usual and
more difficult than usual passages for the soloist. The
central Larghetto in the major features especially
lyrical lines for the soloist over stately chords for
the ripieno. The closing Allegro in the tonic minor
returns to the driven tempo of the opening movement and
brings the work to an exciting conclusion.
Although originally created for Oboe, Strings & Basso
Continuo, I created this Arrangement of the Concerto in
A Minor (RV 461) for Oboe & Strings (2 Violins, Viola &
Cello).
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