


The new pope Benedict XIII invited Vivaldi to play for him.

Martial calls emanate from the recently researched ‘Violino in Tromba’, a three-string violin with bridge doctored to produce a brassy rattle. Vivaldi was an Italian baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and Catholic priest. Vivaldi calls for ‘scordatura’ (re-tuned) violin in RV391, subtly changing the instrument’s timbral colour. RV282 opens with an unpredictable grand gesture followed by arresting silence. 04:00:00 PDT SAN ANSELMO - For school band music with a difference, check out the. There are also concerti for viola d’amore, recorder, mandolin, and other instruments. Of these, approximately 230 are written for solo violin, 40 for bassoon, 25 for cello, 15 for oboe, and 10 for flute. By contrast, its slow movement is steeped in extended melodic phrases. More than 300 are concerti for a solo instrument with string orchestra and continuo. Amandine Beyer’s new disc splendidly dismisses such a shallow judgement from the start, a concerto-form Sinfonia to the opera L’Olimpiade bustling with energetic rhythm, and vigorous figurations with no hint of a tune. ‘A dull fellow who could compose the same form so many times over’ (Stravinsky).
