Among Vivaldi’s 600 or so concertos, those for keyboard – organ or harpsichord are surprisingly small in number for this most prolific of baroque composers.
Of these works, nine in all, there are also several rather tantalising fragments and odd movements, and all betray in the keyboard writing, the composer’s genius as a violinist. The right hand plays violinistic figurations, whilst the left more often than not plays a simple bass line. Interestingly, many of these concertos are arrangements by Vivaldi of concertos for other forces with the exception of RV541 and 542 - both composed as violin and organ concertos. The 2nd movement of RV541 is especially effective with the organ accompanying the violin with a discreet bass line and three-note chords on the right hand. Vivaldi calls for an improvised cadenza in the finale.
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- Recorded in 2007.
- Lesser known Vivaldi music.
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor RV541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor RV541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): II. Grave
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor RV541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): III. (Allegro)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV542 (msc D-Dl): I. (Allegro)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV542 (msc D-Dl): II. (Largo)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV542 (msc D-Dl): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C RV779 (msc D-Dl, “a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): I. Andante
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C RV779 (msc D-Dl, “a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): II. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C RV779 (msc D-Dl, “a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): III. Largo cantabile
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C RV779 (msc D-Dl, “a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): IV. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor RV766 (msc GB-Lam): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor RV766 (msc GB-Lam): II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor RV766 (msc GB-Lam): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV767 (msc GB-Lam): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV767 (msc GB-Lam): II. Larghetto
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, organ, strings and continuo in F RV767 (msc GB-Lam): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C RV554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): I. (Allegro)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C RV554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): II. (Adagio)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C RV554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): III. (Allegro)
