Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge
Conductor: Julien Chauvin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naïve
Release: 2022
Size: 1.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 314
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 226
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Largo
06. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 369
07. I. Allegro ma poco
08. II. Largo
09. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in D Minor, RV 237
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 225
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in A Major, RV 340
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Adagio
18. III. Allegro
This tenth volume of violin concertos marks the return of Julien Chauvin and his Concert de la Loge to the Vivaldi Edition, with works linked to Pisendel, a major musical figure in the court of Dresden in the 18th century. Julien Chauvin and his Concert de la Loge released a hugely successful volume of Vivaldi concertos with a theatrical theme in 2020.
In this new album they perform works focusing on Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), konzertmeister at the Dresden Court chapel, and pupil and friend of Vivaldi, who played a key role in the popularity of the Red Priest’s music in Dresden. It is thanks to the admiration and foresight of this eminent German violinist not only that the city possesses a considerable Vivaldi catalogue, but also that certain signed manuscripts were preserved that are to be found only in Dresden.
This album comprises three concertos composed for him (RV 237, RV 314 and RV 340) and three others copied by his hand (RV 225, RV 226 and RV 369). All the many contrasts which mark Vivaldi’s concerto repertoire – whatever the instrument – are magnified here under the supple bow of Julien Chauvin: his close bond with Le Concert de la Loge flourishes in a free, rich and diverse discourse, fiery and passionate in the external movements, and lyric or gently melancholic in the central parts. Worth mentioning among the many examples are the splendid elegiac song of the Adagio in Concerto RV 237 or the delicate slow movements accompanied by the pizzicato of the strings in Concertos RV 314 and RV 226.