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.
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).
