Concerto Rv 575
for 2 Violins, 2 Celli, Strings and Basso Continuo Score
by Antonio Vivaldi
Violin - Sheet Music

Basso Continuo, Cello, Cello 2, Strings, Violin, Violin 2 (Score)

SKU: HL.50601158

For 2 Violins, 2 Celli, Strings and Basso Continuo Score. Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Edited by Federico Maria Sardelli. String Ensemble. Baroque, Classical. Softcover. 76 pages. Ricordi #PR1438. Published by Ricordi (HL.50601158).

UPC: 888680739423. 7.75x10.5 inches. Critical Edition and Reconstruction by Federico Maria Sardelli.

The critical edition of Vivaldi's instrumental works is now enriched with a new title, substantial and interesting: this is the concerto for two violins and two cellos, RV 575, a work previously published in the Ricordi-Malipiero edition and performed and recorded numerous times without its incompleteness ever being noticed: this is a most unusual instance where the loss of a single folio of the manuscript, containing around 14 bars of music, produced no obvious harmonic or melodic hiatus between the surrounding material, thereby giving the impression of a work preserved in its entirety.

However, a careful study of the work shows that, on the contrary, there is a significant gap, for the filling of which the editor offers a plausible reconstruction. In addition to this large section of music, the manuscript is seen to lack a few short 'echo' responses between the soloists: one more reason for republishing the work in a critical edition with commentary that is designed to stimulate better-informed performances in the future.