CDH88014 - Disc 1 Track 1 - Oboe Concerto in C major, RV447

Oboe Concerto in C major, RV447

composer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Recordings

Five Italian Oboe Concertos

Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Peterborough String Orchestra, Nicholas Daniel (conductor)

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55034 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Details

Movement 1: Allegro

Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Peterborough String Orchestra, Nicholas Daniel (conductor)

Track 1 on CDH55034 [4'54] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 2: Larghetto

Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Peterborough String Orchestra, Nicholas Daniel (conductor)

Track 2 on CDH55034 [3'16] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 3: Minuetto

Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Peterborough String Orchestra, Nicholas Daniel (conductor)

Track 3 on CDH55034 [4'20] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Oboe Concerto in C major, RV447

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The combination of grace and strength which informs so much of the music of the late Baroque is reflected in Vivaldi’s C major Concerto. The striding themes are propelled and supported by a buoyant accompaniment that has a significant part to play in the overall effect of the work. The central Larghetto illustrates the great Venetian’s sensitivity as a lyric poet, as does the concluding Minuet of his powers of invention. Throughout the work the wonderfully decorated and developed solo line is entrancing. Not the least that could be said of Vivaldi is that no one ever made scales sound more graceful.