Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (13CD)

CD1

L’ESTRO ARMONICO Op.3

Concerti Consacrati All’Altezza Reale di Ferdinando III Gran Principe di Toscana

World premiere recording authorized and based on the Critical Edition by Michael Talbot,

Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice

Performing edition: (c) Universal Music Publishing Ricordi, Milan

Concerto No.10 in B minor RV580

for 4 violins, cello, strings and continuo

1. I. Allegro 3’17
2. II. Largo 0’51
3. III. Larghetto – Adagio – Largo 1’14
4. IV. Allegro 3’09

Concerto No.1 in D RV549

for 4 violins, strings and continuo

5. I. Allegro 2’58
6. II. Largo e spiccato 2’04
7. III. Allegro 2’23

Concerto No.5 in A RV519

for 2 violins, strings and continuo

8. I. Allegro 2’43
9. II. Largo 1’36
10. III. Allegro 2’26

Concerto No.7 in F RV567

for 4 violins, cello, strings and continuo

11. I. Andante 2’26
12. II. Adagio 0’53
13. III. Allegro 2’21
14. IV. Adagio – Allegro 2’15

Concerto No.8 in A minor RV522

for 2 violins, strings and continuo

15. I. Allegro 3’15
16. II. Larghetto e spiritoso 3’15
17. III. Allegro 2’59

Concerto No.4 in E minor RV550

for 4 violins, strings and continuo

18. I. Andante 1’56
19. II. Allegro assai 2’04
20. III. Adagio – Allegro 2’37

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin & concert master

L’Arte dell’Arco

Elisa Citterio violin (solo II: Nos. 5, 8 & 10; solo III: Nos. 1 & 4; solo IV: No.7)

Rossella Croce violin (solo II: Nos. 1 & 4; solo III: No.7; solo IV: No.10)

Esther Crazzolara violin (solo II: No.7; solo III: No.10; solo IV: Nos. 1 & 4)

Enrico Balboni, Davide Zaltron violas

Francesco Galligioni cello (solo: Nos. 7 & 10)

Paolo Zuccheri violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Michele Pasotti theorbo/baroque guitar

Total time: 46’57

Recordings: 28-30 November 2013, Villa San Fermo, Lonigo

CD2

L’ESTRO ARMONICO Op.3

Concerto No.9 in D RV230

for violin, strings and continuo

1. I. Allegro 2’05
2. II. Larghetto 3’33
3. III. Allegro 1’58

Concerto No.2 in G minor RV578

for 2 violins, cello, strings and continuo

4. I. Adagio e spiccato 1’23
5. II. Allegro 2’15
6. III. Larghetto 2’13
7. IV. Allegro 2’32

Concerto No.12 in E RV265

for violin, strings and continuo

8. I. Allegro 3’18
9. II. Largo 3’19
10. III. Allegro 2’42

Concerto No.6 in A minor RV356

for violin, strings and continuo

11. I. Allegro 2’40
12. II. Largo 1’55
13. III. Presto 2’23

Concerto No.11 in D minor RV565

for 2 violins, cello, strings and continuo

14. I. Allegro 0’39
15. II. Adagio e spiccato – Allegro – Adagio 3’14
16. III. Largo e spiccato 2’22
17. IV. Allegro 2’22

Concerto No.3 in G RV310

for violin, strings and continuo

18. I. Allegro 2’01
19. II. Largo 2’07
20. III. Allegro 2’00

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concert master

L’Arte dell’Arco

Rossella Croce violin (solo II: No.11)

Esther Crazzolara violin (solo II: No.2)

Isabella Bison violin

Enrico Balboni, Davide Zaltron violas

Francesco Galligioni cello (solo: Nos. 2 & 11)

Paolo Zuccheri violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Michele Pasotti theorbo/baroque guitar

Total time: 47’15

Recordings: 1-3 February 2014, Sala della Carità, Padua

CD3

LA STRAVAGANZA Op.4

12 Concerti Consacrati a Sua Eccellenza il Sig.Vettor Delfi no Nobile Veneto

(Amsterdam, 1716) for violin, strings and basso continuo

Concerto No.1 in B flat RV383a

1. I. Allegro 2’56
2. II. Largo e cantabile 3’04
3. III. Allegro 2’23

Concerto No.11 in D RV204

4. I. Allegro 2’34
5. II. Largo 1’36
6. III. Allegro assai 1’47

Concerto No.9 in F RV284

7. I. Allegro 2’37
8. II. Largo 2’06
9. III. Allegro 2’06

Concerto No.4 in A minor RV357

10. I. Allegro 2’52
11. II. Grave e sempre piano 2’16
12. III. Allegro 2’39

Concerto No.7 in C RV185

13. I. Largo 2’14
14. II. Allegro 1’58
15. III. Largo 1’38
16. IV. Allegro 1’55

Concerto No.2 in E minor RV279

17. I. Allegro 4’08
18. II. Largo 2’12
19. III. Allegro 3’01

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

on original instruments

Esther Crazzolara (concertino: Nos. 1, 9 & 11),

Alessia Pazzaglia (ripieno) violin I

Isabella Bison (concertino: Nos. 1, 4 & 7),

Mauro Massa, Andrea Vassalle (ripieno) violin II

Olga Arzilli viola · Luigi Puxeddu cello · Mauro Zavagno violone/double bass

Davide Pozzi harpsichord/chamber organ

Luca Marconato theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 46’22

Recording: 2–4 July 2014, Abbazia di S. Maria di Carceri, Padua, Italy

CD4

LA STRAVAGANZA Op.4

Concerto No.12 in G RV298

1. I. Spiritoso e non presto 2’29
2. II. Largo 3’15
3. III. Allegro 3’25

Concerto No.8 in D minor RV249

4. I. Allegro 2’34
5. II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio 1’23
6. III. Allegro 3’22

Concerto No.5 in A RV347

7. I. Allegro 3’24
8. II. Largo 2’07
9. III. Allegro 3’12

Concerto No.10 in C minor RV196

10. I. Spiritoso 2’49
11. II. Adagio 2’08
12. III. Allegro 2’51

Concerto No.6 in G minor RV316a

13. I. Allegro 2’28
14. II. Largo 2’42
15. III. Allegro 3’33

Concerto No.3 in G RV301

16. I. Allegro 2’45
17. II. Largo 2’30
18. III. Allegro 3’03

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

on original instruments

Rossella Croce violin I

Mauro Massa violin II

Enrico Balboni viola

Jorge Alberto Guerrero cello

Mauro Zavagno violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Diego Cantalupi theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 50’19

Recording: 23-25 July 2014, Chiesa di S. Maria in Vanzo, Padua, Italy

CD5

VIOLIN CONCERTOS Op.6

6 Concerti à Cinque Stromenti, tre Violini, Altro Viola e Basso Continuo

World premiere recording authorized and based on the Critical Edition by Alessandro Borin,

Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice

Performing edition: ‑ Universal Music Publishing Ricordi, Milan

for violin, strings and continuo

Concerto No.4 in D RV216

1. I. Allegro 2’01
2. II. Adagio 1’34
3. III. Allegro 2’25

Concerto No.5 in E minor RV280

4. I. Allegro 3’01
5. II. Largo 2’05
6. III. (Allegro) 2’04

Concerto No.6 in D minor RV239

7. I. Allegro 3’24
8. II. Largo 2’28
9. III. Allegro 3’12

Concerto No.2 in E flat RV259

10. I. Allegro 3’54
11. II. Largo 1’52
12. III. Allegro 3’01

Concerto No.1 in G minor RV324

13. I. Allegro 3’31
14. II. Grave 3’14
15. III. Allegro 2’38

Concerto No.3 in G RV318

16. I. Allegro 3’10
17. II. Adagio 1’47
18. III. Allegro 2’32

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concert master

L’Arte dell’Arco

Glauco Bertagnin violin I

Stefano Zanchetta violin II

Mario Paladin viola

Francesco Galligioni cello

Alessandro Sbrogiò violone

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Diego Cantalupi theorbo/baroque guitar

CD6

12 CONCERTOS Op.7

12 Concerti à Cinque Stromenti (Amsterdam, 1720)

World premiere recording authorised and based on the Critical Edition by Alessandro Borin,

Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice

Performing edition: ‑ Universal Music Publishing Ricordi, Milan for violin, strings and basso continu

Concerto No.11 in D RV208a

1. I. Allegro 4’27
2. II. Grave 1’20
3. III. Allegro 3’31

Concerto No.10 in F RV294a ‘Il ritiro’

4. I. Allegro 3’03
5. II. Grave 1’32
6. III. Allegro 3’07

Concerto No.4 in A minor RV354

7. I. Allegro 2’53
8. II. Adagio 2’46
9. III. Allegro 3’03

Concerto No.2 in C RV188

10. I. Allegro 3’13
11. II. Largo 2’06
12. III. Allegro 2’08

Concerto No.3 in G minor RV326

13. I. Allegro 2’48
14. II. Grave 2’00
15. III. Presto 1’42

Concerto No.6 in B flat RV374

16. I. Allegro 2’46
17. II. Largo 2’00
18. III. Allegro 2’34

Concerto No.12 in D RV214

19. I. Allegro 2’33
20. II. Grave assai 2’03
21. III. Allegro 2’17

Concerto No.8 in G RV299

22. I. Allegro 2’01
23. II. Largo cantabile 1’24
24. III. Allegro 1’57

Concerto No.9 in B fl at RV373

25. I. Allegro 3’26
26. II. Grave spiccato 2’34
27. III. Alla breve 3’38

Concerto No.5 in F RV285a

28. I. Allegro 3’17
29. II. Grave 2’47
30. III. Allegro 2’45

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Gianpiero Zanocco violin I

Isabella Bison violin II

Simone Laghi viola

Luigi Puxeddu cello

Franco Catalini violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Fabio Framba chamber organ (RV214)

Ivano Zanenghi theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 78’01

Recording: 19-23 May (19-30), 19–24 July 2014 (1-18), Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD7

IL CIMENTO DELL’ARMONIA E DELL’INVENTIONE Op.8

12 Concerti a 4 e 5 e Consacrati all’Illustrissimo

Signor Conte Venceslao di Morzin (Amsterdam, 1725) for violin, strings and basso continuo

Concerto No.1 in E RV269 ‘La primavera’

1. I. Allegro 3’09
2. II. Largo 2’37
3. III. Allegro 3’42

Concerto No.2 in G minor RV315 ‘L’estate’

4. I. Allegro non molto – Allegro 5’04
5. II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio –

Presto – Adagio – Presto – Adagio –

Presto – Adagio                                                                                                                                                             2’39

6. III. Presto 2’43

Concerto No.3 in F RV293 ‘L’autunno’

7. I. Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro asssai 4’30
8. II. Adagio molto 2’11
9. III. Allegro 3’16

Concerto No.4 in F minor RV297 ‘L’inverno’

10. I. Allegro non molto 3’22
11. II. Largo 1’42
12. III. Allegro – Lento 3’09

Concerto No.5 in E fl at RV253

‘La tempesta di mare’

13. I. Presto – Allegro 2’36
14. II. Largo 2’40
15. III. Presto 3’34

Concerto No.6 in C RV180 ‘Il piacere’

16. I. Allegro 2’48
17. II. Largo e cantabile 2’26
18. III. Allegro 2’32

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Isabella Bison violin I

Mauro Massa violin II

Mario Paladin viola · Luigi Puxeddu cello

Alessandro Pivelli violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Ivano Zanenghi theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 54’49

Recording: 19–21 June 2014, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD8

IL CIMENTO DELL’ARMONIA E DELL’INVENTIONE Op.8

Concerto No.11 in D RV210

1. I. Allegro 4’39
2. II. Largo 3’00
3. III. Allegro 4’22

Concerto No.10 in B fl at RV362 ‘La caccia’

4. I. Allegro 3’10
5. II. Adagio 2’38
6. III. Allegro 2’21

Concerto No.7 in D minor RV242

7. I. Allegro 2’41
8. II. Largo 1’49
9. III. Allegro 2’43

Concerto No.8 in G minor RV332

10. I. Allegro 3’06
11. II. Largo 2’41
12. III. Allegro 3’37

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Glauco Bertagnin violin I

Isabella Bison violin II

Mario Paladin viola · Luigi Puxeddu cello

Franco Catalini violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian · Francesca Bacchetta (RV210 & 362) harpsichord/chamber organ

Michele Pasotti theorbo/Baroque guitar

OTTO CONCERTI SOLENNI (selection)

Editions: Pablo Queipo de Llano

Concerto for two violins, strings

and basso continuo in G minor RV155

13. I. Adagio 2’19
14. II. Allegro 3’49
15. III. Largo 3’38
16. IV. Allegro 4’23

Concerto for two violins, strings

and basso continuo in D minor RV247

17. I. Allegro 2’46
18. II. Grave 3’12
19. III. Allegro 3’05

Concerto for strings and basso

continuo in F RV292

20. I. Largo 2’28
21. II. Allegro 2’13
22. III. Adagio 0’49
23. IV. Allegro 4’16

Concerto for strings and basso

continuo in E minor RV134

24. I. Allegro 2’46
25. II. Largo 1’30
26. III. Allegro 2’34

Enrico Casazza first violin & director

La Magnifi ca Comunità

on original instruments

Total time: 76’51

Recording: Concerti Solenni: 2009, Chiesa Parrocchiale di Cavarzere, Venice;

Il Cimento: 25–27 June 2014, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, ItalyProducer: Gabriele Rebotti

CD9

LA CETRA Op.9

12 Concerti Consacrati alla Sacra Cesarea Cattolica Real Maestà

di Carlo VI Imperatore (Amsterdam, 1727) for violin, strings and basso continuo

Concerto No.1 in C RV181a

1. I. Allegro 3’20
2. II. Largo 2’57
3. III. Allegro 2’22

Concerto No.5 in A minor RV358

4. I. Adagio – Presto 2’42
5. II. Largo 1’56
6. III. Allegro 2’52

Concerto No.4 in E RV263a

7. I. Allegro non molto 4’14
8. II. Largo 2’39
9. III. Allegro non molto 3’04

Concerto No.12 in B minor RV391 ‘con violino scordato’

10. I. Allegro non molto 4’50
11. II. Largo 2’39
12. III. Allegro 3’43

Concerto No.3 in G minor RV334

13. I. Allegro non molto 3’13
14. II. Largo 2’58
15. III. Allegro non molto 3’01

Concerto No.7 in B fl at RV359

16. I. Allegro 2’41
17. II. Largo 1’19
18. III. Allegro 2’44

Federico Guglielmo solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Esther Crazzolara (concertino: RV391),

Isabella Bison, Elisa Citterio violins

Simone Laghi viola · Luigi Puxeddu cello

Mauro Zavagno violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Flora Papadopoulos harp

Michele Pasotti theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 53’24

Recording: 14–18 July 2014, Chiesa di Santa Maria in Vanzo, Padua, Italy

CD10

LA CETRA Op.9

Concerto No.9 in B fl at RV530

‘con due violini obligati’

for 2 violins, strings and basso continuo

1. I. Allegro 3’19
2. II. Largo e spiccato 2’38
3. III. Allegro 2’35

Concerto No.10 in G RV300

for violin, strings and basso continuo

4. I. Allegro molto 3’14
5. II. Largo cantabile 1’28
6. III. Allegro 2’38

Concerto No.8 in D minor RV238

for violin, strings and basso continuo

7. I. Allegro 3’24
8. II. Largo 2’49
9. III. Allegro 2’46

Concerto No.2 in A RV345

for violin, strings and basso continuo

10. I. Allegro 3’38
11. II. Largo 1’58
12. III. Allegro 2’40

Concerto No.11 in C minor RV198a

for violin, strings and basso continuo

13. I. Allegro 3’41
14. II. Adagio 2’06
15. III. Allegro 2’49

Concerto No.6 in A RV348

‘con violino scordato’

for violin, strings and basso continuo

16. I. Allegro 3’56
17. II. Largo 2’26
18. III. Allegro non molto 4’25

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Gianpiero Zanocco solo violin II (RV530)

Isabella Bison violin

Simone Laghi viola · Luigi Puxeddu cello

Mauro Zavagno violone/double bass

Davide Pozzi harpsichord/chamber organ

Flora Papadopoulos harp

Michele Pasotti theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 52’37

Recording: 14–18 July 2014, Chiesa di Santa Maria in Vanzo, Padua, Italy

CD11

VIOLIN CONCERTOS Op.11

6 Concerti a Violino Principale, Violino Primo e Secondo, Alto, Viola,

Organo e Violoncello (Amsterdam, 1729)

Concerto No.5 in C minor RV202

for violin, strings and continuo

1. I. Allegro non molto 4’47
2. II. Largo 2’21
3. III. Allegro non molto 3’57

Concerto No.4 in G RV308

for violin, strings and continuo

4. I. Allegro 4’08
5. II. Largo cantabile 3’40
6. III. Allegro 3’49

Concerto No.2 in E minor RV277

“Il Favorito” for violin, strings and continuo

7. I. Allegro 4’29
8. II. Andante 4’20
9. III. Allegro 4’24

Concerto No.3 in A RV336

for violin, strings and continuo

10. I. Allegro 4’06
11. II. Aria Andante 2’34
12. III. Allegro 3’20

Concerto No.1 in D RV207

for violin, strings and continuo

13. I. Allegro 3’09
14. II. Largo 2’13
15. III. Allegro 2’39

Concerto No.6 in G minor RV460*

for oboe, strings and continuo

16. I. Allegro non tanto 3’43
17. II. Largo 3’02
18. III. Allegro non molto 3’34

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin & concertmaster

Pier Luigi Fabretti solo oboe*

L’Arte dell’Arco

Francesco Bonomo violin I

Carlo Lazari violin II

Mario Paladin viola

Francesco Galligioni cello

Paolo Zuccheri violone/double bass

Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Ivano Zanenghi theorbo

Total time: 64’25

Recording: 31 March-2 April 2014, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD12

VIOLIN CONCERTOS Op.12

6 Concerti a Violino Principale, Violino Primo e Secondo, Alto, Viola,

Organo e Violoncello (Amsterdam, 1729)

Concerto No.5 in B flat RV379

for violin, strings and continuo

1. I. Allegro 3’43
2. II. Largo 2’49
3. III. Allegro 3’14

Concerto No.1 in G minor RV317

for violin, strings and continuo

4. I. Allegro 3’24
5. II. Largo 3’41
6. III. Allegro 2’59

Concerto No.4 in C RV173

for violin, strings and continuo

7. I. Largo spiccato, Allegro 4’10
8. II. Largo 2’06
9. III. Allegro 2’27

Concerto No.2 in D minor RV244

for violin, strings and continuo

10. I. Allegro 3’39
11. II. Larghetto 2’42
12. III. Allegro 2’35

Concerto No.6 in B fl at RV361

for violin, strings and continuo

13. I. Allegro 4’08
14. II. Largo 2’14
15. III. Allegro 4’02

Concerto No.3 in D RV124

for strings and continuo

16. I. Allegro 2’13
17. II. Grave 2’00
18. III. Allegro 1’50

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin & concertmaster

L’Arte dell’Arco

Isabella Bison violin I

Elisa Imbalzano violin II

Mario Paladin viola

Francesco Galligioni cello

Mauro Zavagno violone/double bass

Andrea Coen harpsichord

Diego Cantalupi theorbo/Baroque guitar

Total time: 54’08

Recording: 17-19 March 2014, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD13

CONCERTI ‘CON ORGANO OBBLIGATO’

Performing edition from the sources by Federico Guglielmo

Concerto for violin, organ,

strings and continuo

in D minor RV541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano)

1. I. Allegro 3’21
2. II. Grave 2’29
3. III. (Allegro) 2’01

Concerto for violin, organ, strings

and continuo in F RV542 (msc D-Dl)

4. I. (Allegro) 3’56
5. II. (Largo) 2’37
6. III. Allegro 7’02

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”)

7. I. Andante 3’45
8. II. Allegro 4’06
9. III. Largo cantabile 2’05
10. IV. Allegro 4’19

Concerto for violin, organ, strings and

continuo in C minor RV766 (msc GB-Lam)

11. I. Allegro 2’36
12. II. Largo 1’19
13. III. Allegro 2’18

Concerto for violin, organ, strings and

continuo in F RV767 (msc GB-Lam)

14. I. Allegro 3’11
15. II. Larghetto 1’56
16. III. Allegro 2’12

Concerto for violin, cello, organ, strings and

continuo in C RV554 (msc I-Tb, Foà)

17. I. (Allegro) 4’22
18. II. (Adagio) 3’26
19. III. (Allegro) 3’29

Roberto Loreggian organ

L’Arte dell’Arco

Federico Guglielmo

solo violin and concert master

Stefano Zanchetta violin

Massimo Piva viola

Francesco Montaruli cello

Alessandro Sbrogiò violone

Andrea Mion oboe

Luca Lucchetta salmoè

Total time: 60’40

Recording: 26–28 September 2007, Sala superiore

(Capitolo della Confraternita), Oratorio di S. Bovo (XVII sec.), Padua, Italy