Best known for his huge output of concertos for the violin, Antonio Vivaldi produced a sizeable number of concertos for other instruments including the cello, an instrument that was little used as a soloist during Vivaldi's time. In all, there are 27 extant cello concertos that, like the violin concertos, push the instrument's technical and expressive abilities. Columbian-born cellist Sol Gabetta puts gut strings on her Guadagnini cello and grabs a Baroque bow for this RCA Red Seal album entitled The Vivaldi Project. Joined ...
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Best known for his huge output of concertos for the violin, Antonio Vivaldi produced a sizeable number of concertos for other instruments including the cello, an instrument that was little used as a soloist during Vivaldi's time. In all, there are 27 extant cello concertos that, like the violin concertos, push the instrument's technical and expressive abilities. Columbian-born cellist Sol Gabetta puts gut strings on her Guadagnini cello and grabs a Baroque bow for this RCA Red Seal album entitled The Vivaldi Project. Joined by Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, Gabetta performs five of the original cello concertos, as well as transcriptions of the popular A minor Violin Concerto, RV 356, and the "Winter" concerto from Four Seasons. With 27 actual cello concertos to choose from, it's a bit perplexing why Gabetta would turn to the violin repertoire rather than offering listeners a more comprehensive glimpse at the original music for her own instrument. Her playing, as well as that of her accompanying...
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