CDA66160 - Disc 1 Track 18 - Concerto for viola d'amore and lute in D minor, RV540 - Hyperion Records

Concerto for viola d'amore and lute in D minor, RV540

composer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Recordings

Vivaldi: Lute and Mandolin Concertos

Paul O'Dette (lute), The Parley of Instruments

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Vivaldi: Lute and Mandolin Concertos

Paul O'Dette (lute), The Parley of Instruments

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Favourite Baroque Classics

The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman (conductor)

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Details

Movement 1: Allegro

Roy Goodman (viola d'amore), Paul O'Dette (lute), The Parley of Instruments

Track 16 on CDA30027 [5'12] Hyperion 30th Anniversary series

Track 16 on CDA66160 [5'12]

Movement 2: Largo

Roy Goodman (viola d'amore), Paul O'Dette (lute), The Parley of Instruments

Track 17 on CDA30027 [2'56] Hyperion 30th Anniversary series

Track 17 on CDA66160 [2'56]

The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman (conductor)

Track 16 on CDH55020 [3'14] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 3: Allegro

Roy Goodman (viola d'amore), Paul O'Dette (lute), The Parley of Instruments

Track 18 on CDA30027 [3'07] Hyperion 30th Anniversary series

Track 18 on CDA66160 [3'07]

Concerto for viola d'amore and lute in D minor, RV540

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This serene movement, scored for the two soloists and one single line of violins, comes from a concerto which Vivaldi wrote specifically for a concert at the Pietà in Venice on 21 March 1740 for the Crown Prince of Saxony-Poland. It is likely that the d’amore soloist was Anna Maria, one of Vivaldi’s most famous and versatile students. He included her initials in the title, styled ‘per viola d’AMore’.