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Concerto for two cellos in G minor, RV531

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probably 1720s; for two cellos, strings and continuo

La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (conductor)
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Recording details: February 2023
Cedars Hall, Wells Cathedral School, Somerset, United Kingdom
Produced by Simon Fox-Gál
Engineered by Dave Rowell
Release date: August 2024
Total duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds
 

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Jonathan Cohen (cello), Sarah McMahon (cello), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)
Vivaldi left only one ‘double’ concerto for cellos: RV531 in G minor. In all probability, this was composed for the Pietà during the 1720s. Its electrifying, cadenza-like opening leaves one in no doubt of its highly charged emotional content. Its slow movement, styled as that of a trio sonata, breathes an almost autobiographical sadness. Its frenetic finale, see-sawing in rhythm and tonality alike, keeps one on the edge of one’s seat. This is a concerto to single out among the hundreds that Vivaldi wrote.

from notes by Michael Talbot © 2006

Vivaldi laissa un seul «double» concerto pour violoncelles: RV531 en sol mineur qui fut, selon toute vraisemblance, composé pour la Pietà dans les années 1720. Son ouverture électrisante, de type cadenza, ne laisse aucun doute quant à son contenu émotionnel puissamment chargé. Son mouvement lent, au style de sonate en trio, exhale une tristesse quasi autobiographique tandis que son finale frénétique, au rythme et à la tonalité oscillants, nous maintient sur des charbons ardents. Voilà un concerto à mettre en avant parmi les centaines composés par Vivaldi.

extrait des notes rédigées par Michael Talbot © 2006
Français: Hypérion

Vivaldi hat nur ein „Doppelkonzert“ für Celli hinterlassen: RV531 in g-Moll. Aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach entstand das Werk in den 1720er Jahren für die Pietà. Der elektrisierende, kadenzartige Anfang verdeutlicht sofort den hohen Emotionsgehalt des Konzerts. Der langsame Satz ist wie der einer Triosonate angelegt und strömt eine fast autobiographische Traurigkeit aus. Das frenetische Finale sorgt mit seinem hin- und herschwankenden Rhythmus und pendelnder Tonalität für besondere Spannung. Dies ist ein Konzert, dass von den mehreren hundert Solokonzerten Vivaldis klar hervortritt.

aus dem Begleittext von Michael Talbot © 2006
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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Vivaldi: Cello Concertos
CDA67553
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