Vivaldi: 12 Concertos, Op. 7

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Artists: Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe), Federico Guglielmo (concert master), L'Arte dell'Arco Tracklist below. Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/VivaldiOp7 More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/v/vivaldi-12-concertos-op7/ Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/brilliantclassics?si=HgGb_J0xS-avoQapy7XSHQ Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics After the enormous success of Vivaldi’s earlier collections La Stravaganza and L’Estro Armonico, his publisher Estienne Roger was eager to capitalise on the composer’s soaring popularity. With that in mind, Op.7 was published in 1720 containing 12 new concertos, ten for solo violin and two for solo oboe. However, it seems unlikely Vivaldi either authorised or approved of this publication, and recent research has even discovered that the authenticity of the concertos is doubtful, with at least the two oboe concertos certainly not by Vivaldi. The concertos may not bear the traditional Vivaldian hallmarks, with movements simplified or moved around, but they are still a worthy tribute to the composer, whether penned by the ‘Prete Rosso’ himself or not. Federico Guglielmo leads his experienced and lively ensemble L’Arte dell’Arco from the front. A highly acclaimed soloist, Guglielmo has been an active performer on the early music circle for many years, having played alongside such groups as the Academy of Ancient Music and the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston. This time he is joined by oboist Pier Luigi Fabretti, who has previously performed with Concerto Köln and I Barocchisti, among others. his new instalment of the complete recording of Vivaldi’s Op. 112 contains the 12 Violin Concertos Op. 7, published in Amsterdam in 1720. Prompted by the popular success of the previously published La Stravaganza and L’Estro Armonico Vivaldi wrote these concertos in the same vein: brilliant, dramatic, full of the vitality of Mediterranean life and colours. Played by the Italian Early Music group “L’Arte dell’Arco, led by violinist (and soloist) Federico Guglielmo. French magazine Diapason wrote about them: ”they understand the secret language of Vivaldi…rich and generous instrumental textures envelop the expressive lines of the solo violin…” 00:00:00 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208a: I. Allegro 00:04:27 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208a: II. Grave 00:05:47 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208a: III. Allegro 00:09:19 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 294a: I. Allegro 00:12:22 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 294a: II. Grave 00:13:54 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 294a: III. Allegro 00:17:01 Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 354: I. Allegro 00:19:55 Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 354: II. Adagio 00:22:42 Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 354: III. Allegro 00:25:45 Violin Concerto in C Major, RV 188: I. Allegro 00:28:58 Violin Concerto in C Major, RV 188: II. Largo 00:31:04 Violin Concerto in C Major, RV 188: III. Allegro 00:33:13 Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 326: I. Allegro 00:36:01 Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 326: II. Grave 00:38:02 Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 326: III. Presto 00:39:45 Violin Concerto in B-Fflat Major, RV 374: I. Allegro 00:42:31 Violin Concerto in B-Fflat Major, RV 374: II. Largo 00:44:31 Violin Concerto in B-Fflat Major, RV 374: III. Allegro 00:47:06 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 214: I. Allegro 00:49:39 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 214: II. Grave assai 00:51:43 Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 214: III. Allegro 00:54:01 Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 299: I. Allegro 00:56:03 Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 299: II. Largo cantabile 00:57:28 Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 299: III. Allegro 00:59:25 Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 373: I. Allegro 01:02:51 Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 373: II. Grave spiccato 01:05:26 Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 373: III. Alla breve 01:09:04 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 285a: I. Allegro 01:12:21 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 285a: II. Grave 01:15:09 Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 285a: III. Allegro 01:17:55 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 465: I. Allegro 01:20:12 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 465: II. Adagio 01:21:55 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 465: III. Allegro 01:23:44 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 464: I. Allegro 01:26:25 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 464: II. Largo 01:28:07 Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, RV 464: III. Allegro