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Vivaldi's Cello

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Vivaldi’s Cello
Studio album by
Released2004
RecordedNovember 17–20, 2003
VenueLeiden, Netherlands
StudioDe Stadsgehoorzaal
GenreClassical, baroque
LabelSony Classical Records
ProducerTini Mathot
Yo-Yo Ma chronology
The Dvořák Album
(2004)
Vivaldi’s Cello
(2004)
Obrigado Brazil Live
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Vivaldi’s Cello is an album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman as conductor, released in 2004 on Sony Classical Records. It contains various arrangements taken from Antonio Vivaldi's operas and oratorios.[2][3][4][5]

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 531"
"I. Allegro"

3:18
2."II. Largo" (Violin solo performed on cello)2:31
3."III. Allegro"3:10
4."The Four Seasons - Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, "Winter" Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297"
"II. Largo"

1:45
5."Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 423"
"I. Allegro"

3:30
6."II. Largo"2:20
7."III. Allegro"3:34
8.""Cosi Sugl' Occhi Miei" from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714"2:53
9."Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540"
"I. Allegro"

5:22
10."II. Largo"2:31
11."III. Allegro"3:06
12.""La Gloria Del Mio Sangue" from Giustino, RV 717"2:49
13."Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 401"
"I. Allegro non molto"

4:16
14."II. Adagio"2:58
15."III. Allegro ma non molto"2:58
16.""Noli, O Cara, Te Adorantis" from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644"5:00
17.""Laudamus Te" from Gloria, RV 589"2:26
18.""Quanto Magis Generosa" from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644"10:14
19.""Dite Oihme" from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714"2:23

Personnel[edit]

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
  • Ton Koopman - conductor, harpsichord, organ
  • Margaret Faultless - violin
  • Foskien Kooistra - violin
  • Catherine Martin - violin
  • Fanny Pestalozzi - violin
  • David Rabinovich - violin
  • Alida Schat - violin
  • Carla Marotta - violin
  • Silvia Schweinberger - violin
  • Ruth Slater - violin
  • Katherine McGillivray - viola
  • Jane Rogers - viola
  • Jonathan Manson - cello
  • Catherine Jones - cello
  • Alberto Rasi - double bass
  • Alfredo Bernardini - oboe
  • Michel Henry - oboe
  • Woulter Verschuren - bassoon
  • Mike Fentross - lute
Production

Charts[edit]

Album
Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard 200[6] 175
Billboard Classical Albums[7] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manheim, James. "Vivaldi's Cello". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Kemp, Lindsay (August 1, 2004). "Vivaldi's Cello". Gramophone. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ The Atlantic Monthly: Vol. 293. Atlantic Monthly Company. 2004. p. 137. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Walker, Ian (December 8, 2020). "CD Review: Music for the ADHD Brain: Yo Yo Ma Recordings". Emlian Communications. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Fleming, John (August 29, 2005). "Selling Yo-Yo Ma to the masses". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Vivaldi's Cello (200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Vivaldi's Cello (Classical)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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