Charles de Brosses, who knew Vivaldi personally, noted in a 1739 letter that Vivaldi's 'large concertos in which there is no violino principale' were unknown in France.
Performer Biography
This album is Enrico Onofri's first CD as the new musical director of Academia Montis Regalis, and the orchestra's first recording in several years.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded immediately after the long months of confinement due to Covid-19, presenting immense difficulties for the musicians to play at required distances.
Interpretation
The recording uses a pitch of 440 Hz and meantone 6th of comma tuning, reflecting historical performance practices.
Composition History
Twelve Vivaldi concertos for ripieno strings, three of which are on this album, are preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale and may have been commissioned by Count Languet de Gergy, the French ambassador to Venice.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivaldi explored the quality of the unusual with particular grace, creating fascinating compositional experiments that combine boldness, irregularity of form, lightness, and invention.
Compositional Technique
Vivaldi's manuscripts contain many more performance indications than those of his contemporaries, demonstrating his meticulous care in specifying his artistic intentions.
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