Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Orchestra: The English Concert
Conductor: Trevor Pinnock
Number of Discs: 7
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Archiv
Catalogue: 4790135
Release: 2012
Size: 2.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo
03. III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315
04. I. Allegro non molto – Allegro
05. II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio
06. III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d’estate)
The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293
07. I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de’ villanelli)
08. II. Adagio molto (Ubriachi dormienti)
09. III. Allegro (La caccia)
The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297
10. I. Allegro non molto
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings and Continuo in D minor, RV128
13. 1. Allegro non molto
14. 2. Largo
15. 3. Allegro
Sinfonia in B minor, RV169 ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’
16. 1. Adagio molto
17. 2. Allegro ma poco
CD 02
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 1 ‘Con quattro Violini obligati’, RV 549
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo e spiccato
03. III. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 2 ‘Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato’, RV 578
04. I. Adagio e spiccato
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Larghetto
07. IV. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 3 ‘Con Violino Solo obligato’, RV 310
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Largo
10. III. Allegro
Concerto in E minor for 4 violins RV550
11. I. Andante
12. II. Allegro assai
13. III. Adagio – IV. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 5 ‘Con due Violini obligati’, RV 519
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Largo
16. III. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 6 ‘Con Violino Solo obligato’, RV 356
17. I. Allegro
18. II. Largo
19. III. Presto
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 7 ‘Con quattro Violini e Violoncello obligato’, RV 567
20. I. Andante
21. II. Adagio
22. III. Allegro
23. IV. Adagio
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 8 ‘Con due Violini obligati’, RV 522
24. I. Allegro
25. II. Larghetto
26. III. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 9 ‘Con Violino Solo obligati’, RV 230
27. I. Allegro
28. II. Larghetto
29. III. Allegro
CD 03
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 10 ‘Con quattro Violini e Violoncello obligato’, RV 580
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo – Larghetto – Largo
03. III. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 ‘Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato’, RV 565
04. I. Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
05. II. Largo e spiccato
06. III. Allegro
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 12 ‘Con Violino Solo obligato’, RV 265
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Largo
09. III. Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 1 in F major, RV 433 ‘La tempesta di mare’
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Largo
12. III. Presto
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 2 in G minor, RV 439 ‘La notte’
13. I. Largo
14. II. Fantasmi (Presto)
15. III. Largo
16. IV. Presto
17. V. Il sonno (Largo)
18. VI. Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 3 in D major, RV 428 ‘Il gardellino’
19. I. Allegro
20. II. Cantabile
21. III. Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 4 in G major, RV 435
22. I. Allegro
23. II. Largo
24. III. Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 5 in F major, RV 434
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Largo
27. III. Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 6 in G major, RV 437
28. I. Allegro
29. II. Largo
30. III. Allegro
CD 04
Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 1 in B flat major, RV 383a
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Largo e Cantabile
03. 3. Allegro
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.2, RV 279
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Largo
06. 3. Allegro
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.3, RV 301
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Largo
09. 3. Allegro Assai
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.4, RV 357
10. 1. Allegro
11. 2. Grave e sempre piano
12. 3. Allegro
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.5, RV 347
13. 1. Allegro
14. 2. Largo
15. 3. Allegro (moderato)
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.6, RV 316a
16. 1. Allegro
17. 2. Largo
18. 3. Allegro
Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 7 in C major, RV 185
19. 1. Largo
20. 2. Allegro (molto)
21. 3. Largo
22. 4. Allegro
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.8, RV 249
23. 1. Allegro – Adagio
24. 2. Presto
25. 3. Adagio
26. 4. Allegro
Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 9 in F major, RV 284
27. 1. Allegro
28. 2. Largo
29. 3. Allegro
CD 05
Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 10 in C minor, RV 196
01. 1. Spirituoso
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Allegro
Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 11 in D major, RV 204
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Largo
06. 3. Allegro assai
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4 – “La stravaganza” / Concerto No.12, RV 298
07. 1. Spirituoso e non presto
08. 2. Largo
09. 3. Allegro
Concerto RV151 in G major for strings & basso continuo ‘Alla rustica’
10. I. Presto
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allegro
Concerto for Oboe & Violin in B flat major, RV548
13. I. (Allegro)
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro
Concerto in C major RV558
16. I. Allegro molto
17. II. Andante molto
18. III. Allegro
Concerto in G major for two Violins RV 516
19. I. Allegro molto
20. II. Andante (molto)
21. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV461
22. Allegro non molto
23. Larghetto
24. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G, R.532
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Andante
27. III. Allegro
CD 06
Concerto for Strings and Continuo in A, R.159
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in E major, RV271 ‘L’Amoroso’
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Cantabile
06. III. Allegro
Bassoon Concerto, RV 484 in E minor
07. I. Allegro poco
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro
Flute Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G major, RV436
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Concerto for Viola d’Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro
Concerto for Oboe & Bassoon in G major, RV 545
16. I. Andante molto
17. II. Largo
18. III. Allegro molto
CD 07
Concerto RV 156 in G minor
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in C major, RV449
04. Allegro
05. Largo
06. Allegro (ii)
Bassoon Concerto in F, R.485
07. 1. Allegro non molto
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Allegro molto
Concerto in B flat major for strings RV166
10. 1. Allegro
11. 2. Adagio
12. 3. (Allegro)
Concerto ‘per l’orchestra di Dresda’ RV577
13. 1. (Allegro)
14. 2. Largo non molto
15. 3. Allegro
Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 444
16. 1. Allegro non molto
17. 2. Largo
18. 3. Allegro molto
Concerto in G, RV575
19. 1. Allegro
20. 2. Largo
21. 3. Allegro
Ever lively and spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English Concert’s Vivaldi concertos on the Archiv label – 55 in all. Under Trevor Pinnock’s inspired direction, outstanding soloists include Simon Standage, Lisa Beznosiuk and David Reichenberg.