The general perception of Vivaldi- who wrote more than 500 concertos- is still that of a serene composer of the Italian Baroque, a great Perpetuum mobile- possibly even an endless Rondo Veneziano. And yet for connoisseurs, the "Prete rosso" left a unique, almost inconceivable output within which we can soon lose our bearings. Travelling in this musical paradise drove even a genius like Igor Stravinsky to his oft-quoted quip: "he wrote one concerto 400 times." The chamber music, which has never met with the recognition it deserves, is even trickier. The cello sonatas are a particularly striking case in point. Superficially they all follow the same pattern-four movements in the same order (Largo-Allegro-Largo-Allegro), almost like the first minimal music. Yet each of the nine sonatas is an individual masterpiece. Here Vivaldi proves himself the composer of a virtuosic yet spiritualized music, whose wealth of melodies and deep earnestness are as beguiling as their elegant and dignified beauty, which blends vitality with poetry.

Tracklist:

Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 1, Rv 47: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 1, Rv 47: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 1, Rv 47: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 1, Rv 47: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In F Major, Op. 14 No. 2, Rv 41: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In F Major, Op. 14 No. 2, Rv 41: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In F Major, Op. 14 No. 2, Rv 41: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In F Major, Op. 14 No. 2, Rv 41: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Op. 14 No. 3, Rv 43: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Op. 14 No. 3, Rv 43: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Op. 14 No. 3, Rv 43: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Op. 14 No. 3, Rv 43: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 4, Rv 45: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 4, Rv 45: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 4, Rv 45: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 4, Rv 45: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In E Minor, Op. 14 No. 5, Rv 40: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In E Minor, Op. 14 No. 5, Rv 40: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In E Minor, Op. 14 No. 5, Rv 40: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In E Minor, Op. 14 No. 5, Rv 40: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 6, Rv 46: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 6, Rv 46: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 6, Rv 46: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 14 No. 6, Rv 46: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Rv 44: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Rv 44: II. Allegro Poco
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Rv 44: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In A Minor, Rv 44: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In E-Flat Major, Rv 39: I. Larghetto
Cello Sonata In E-Flat Major, Rv 39: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In E-Flat Major, Rv 39: III. Andante
Cello Sonata In E-Flat Major, Rv 39: IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata In G Minor, Rv 42: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In G Minor, Rv 42: II. Andante
Cello Sonata In G Minor, Rv 42: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In G Minor, Rv 42: IV. Allegro

UPC: 812973016021
Label: Tudor
Release Date: 9.6.19
Format: CD

Vivaldi / Starck / Frey - 9 Cello Sonatas (2 CD)