trad.:
La biondina in gondoleta
traditional Venetian
with Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
Vivaldi:
Concerto, Op. 3 No. 6 'Con Violino Solo obligato', RV 356
Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93
Concerto in C major for mandolin/lute, RV425
Flautino Concerto in C major, RV443: Largo
Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82
with Mahan Esfahani & Ophira Zakai
The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315
Avi Avital (mandolin)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital re-imagines the sounds of Venice in this vivid homage to the most beloved composer of the Italian Baroque, Antonio Vivaldi. After his introduction with BACH and the colorful, contrasting exploration of world music on BETWEEN WORLDS, on this album Avi presents four popular Vivaldi concerti with the great Venice Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto, the Lute Concerto (with its famous second movement), “Summer” from the Four Seasons, and the A minor Violin Concerto (familiar to violin students everywhere).
Interspersed with these familiar concerti are two authentic, 18th Century Venetian Gondolier songs, performed by Juan Diego Flórez, accompanied by Avi on mandolin; as well as the Trio Sonata in C major with DG’s new signing Mahan Esfahani and Ophira Zakai. The album was recorded in the Veneto region, the album is both musically authentic and commercially accessible.
Tracks
Disc 1
1. 1. Allegro (Concerto In A Minor, Rv 356)
2. 2. Largo (Concerto In A Minor, Rv 356)
3. 3. Presto (Concerto In A Minor, Rv 356)
4. 1. Allegro (Concerto In D Major, Rv 93)
5. 2. Largo (Concerto In D Major, Rv 93)
6. 3. Allegro (Concerto In D Major, Rv 93)
7. 1. Allegro (Mandolin Concerto In C Major, Rv 425)
8. 2. Largo (Mandolin Concerto In C Major, Rv 425)
9. 3. Allegro (Mandolin Concerto In C Major, Rv 425)
10. Largo (Concerto In C Major, Rv 443)
11. 1. Allegro Non Molto Quasi Andante (Trio Sonata In C Major, Rv 82)
12. 2. Larghetto (Trio Sonata In C Major, Rv 82)
13. 3. Allegro (Trio Sonata In C Major, Rv 82)
14. 1. Allegro Non Molto (The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, Rv 315, "the Summer")
15. 2. Adagio E Piano - Presto E Forte (The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, Rv 315, "the Summer
16. 3. Presto (The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, Rv 315, "the Summer")
