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