The cd starts with a joyful Harpsichord concerto (RV 109), starting with a very virtuosic allegro for both, strings and harpsichord, followed by a pleasant adagio that sets a sensationg of being in calm just before the storm hits; the concerto finishes with a not less brilliant Allegro that the first movement, equally pleasant, but rather, a movement that brings energy back. Although a harpsichord concerto, it only contains one single solo harpsichord part almost at the end of the first movement.
The third movement of the Mandolin Concerto in D is one of the most beautiful pieces for mandolin ever written, so balanced and cheerful, so dynamic without being in a rush and so touching that reminds me the prelude when children want to play with their new toys.
The other Oeuvres: four violin concerto RV 580, Oboe concerto RV 461 and the two cello and two violins concerto RV 575 are also great to listen, do not miss them.
thanks for your nice posts! Do you happen to have vol I too, in this series? Now that we got vols 2-4 :-)
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Sorry. Vol I is the four seasons, so I didnt bought it, cause already had it, furthermore, Im not sure how many cds of this serie were issued, I only managed to buy those.
ReplyDeletethanks for the answer, now we know :-)
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