Vivaldi: Concerti per flauto e flautino

Featuring

Dorothee Oberlinger
Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
Antonio Vivaldi

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Instruments

The 'conca' in Vivaldi's Concerto RV 163 refers to a large seashell used as a primitive natural trumpet to warn navigators of storms.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Antonio Vivaldi had a strong preference for evocative titles and programmatic music, often choosing themes like 'Concerti della natura' (Concertos of Nature).

Compositional Technique

Vivaldi often borrowed from his own musical material, as seen in Concerto RV 442, where he transposed all its movements into da capo arias for his vocal works.

Interpretation

The performers intentionally chose a tuning of 440 Hz for this recording, as tuning in Venice during Vivaldi's time was higher than in other musical centers like Rome.

Critical Reception

Vivaldi's music fell into oblivion for about 200 years, with its rediscovery only beginning around 1940 and continuing to this day.

Composer Biography

Antonio Vivaldi, once a celebrated and pioneering composer, died in obscurity in 1741 and was buried in a communal grave in Vienna.

Recording & Production

This album is a 3rd edition, originally released in 2005, and was produced by Michel Bernstein and Klaus L Neumann in co-production with Arcana and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR 3) Köln.