Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Concerto in F Major for Oboe, Strings and
Basso Continuo, No.2, RV 455
Concerto in G Minor for Violin, Strings
and Basso Continuo, Op. 12 No.1, RV 317
Concerto in D Major for Guitar and
Strings (Lute Concerto RV 93)
Concerto in B Flat Major for Oboe,
Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 548
Concerto in D Minor for Trumpet and
Strings (transcribed by Jean Thilde)
Concerto in G Minor for Two Celli,
Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 531
Once virtually forgotten, Antonio Vivaldi now enjoys a reputation that equals the international fame he enjoyed in his heyday. Born in Venice in 1678, the son of a barber who was himself to win distinction as a violinist in the service of the great Gabrielis and Monteverdi at the basilica of San Marco, he studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1703. At the same time he established himself as a violinist of remarkable ability. A later visitor to V