CONCERTO ITALIANO

Programme

La tempesta di mare

Vivaldi: Concerto in A major for strings and bass continuo, RV 159 / Concerto in A minor for oboe, strings and continuo, RV 463 / Concerto in D major for strings and bass continuo, RV 115 / Concerto in C minor for flute, strings and bass continuo, RV 441 / Concerto in E minor for bassoon, strings and bass continuo, RV 484 / Concerto in A major for strings and bass continuo, RV 158 / Concerto in D major for lute and strings, RV 93 / Concerto in F major for flute, oboe, bassoon, strings and bass continuo “La tempesta di mare”, RV 570

About this event

Antonio Vivaldi wrote more than 500 concerti, thereby establishing the general format now associated with the genre. In some of the works he exploits the musical resources of a soloist, while in others he contrasts a group of instrumentalists with the full orchestra. Rinaldo Alessandrini, one of the greatest specialists in Italian baroque music, has made a selection of these concerti to perform with his ensemble, Concerto Italiano – another Vivaldi evening at the Torroella Festival.