Vivaldi - Concerto "Grosso Mogul" RV208 - Mov. 2-3/3

[ModellMeister]

Grosso Mogol i thought it was Il Gran Mogol

[Ennah08]

@ModellMeister

I was a bit confused, too. Apparantly two different concertos. The concerto that was found in 2010 is for flute and has the number RV431a.

[dantreel]

Could someone tell me the name of the painting and the artist, please!!!!!!!?

[jebsievers]

DEAR BOOYAH, SUP? GUESS I FOUND YA FINALLY, A JUSTIFICATION FOR YOU, THAT CHEESY WORD, IN A SONG. FOUND YA! TUCKED AWAY HIDING IN A VIVALDI SONG. GOTCHA, BOOYAH! NOW I CAN FINALLY SAY YA! BOOYAH! BOOYAH! Later.

[jebsievers]

@jebsievers LOVE BOOYAH, SELF. GONNA HAVE TO 'MEMBER THAT. LOVE THIS DAMN SONG.

[jyoo31]

I really liked this piece and wanted to play it but i couldnt find a place to buy it.  So i actually contacted Enrico Onofri, and he graciously sent me a pdf version with his cadenza. I thought that was cool.

[DavidOlshan]

great music, the video could be a tiny bit engaging

[profoundlysecret1]

Beautiful solo.

[ThrashMan91]

What key is this in?

[FairlyWhite]

d major

[jebsievers]

@ThrashMan91 Sounds like B natural minor. Just a guess! OMG can't wait for pizza to arrive. Ordered beef, mushroom and green pepper. So pumped!

[micangess]

Bellissima interpretazione.

Straordinario virtuosismo ed eccellente intonazione.

Bravo.

[ciccioformaggino3]

onofri e' il piu grande violinista del mondo.

[MysticalMind]

I love Enrico Onofri.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

I keep coming back over and over to listen to this...I am going to buy this CD today..it is MARVELOUS! I think this is the best recording of RV208 I have heard...I am just in love

[PestisNigra]

Did you have a look at Combattimento Consort from J. W. Vriend ?

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Ah! Thank you as I have become a major fan of Mr. Onofri!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

You have some great music selections posted here! Many thanks as I have enjoyed them tremendously!

[aelfricbetera]

the third movement is great,thank you H.101..

[DannyDaWriter]

I understand that this concerto was composed to describe the Crusades (if I remember correctly) — however, when I hear the cadenca, a completely different image emerges, especially at 8:21 in the video, where the travelling fifth begin; that image is of a journey through space and time, by the violinist himself, to a place untouched only by Mankind and only witnessed for their studies. Perhaps in this concerto, Vivaldi wish also to describe astronomy as well?

[HARMONICO101]

"I understand that this concerto was composed to describe the Crusades (if I remember correctly)"

We don't know anything for sure with this concerto. The "il grosso mogul" was scribbled along the top on the manuscript. We don't know for sure when or for what this was written. It was most likely written for the visit of a turkish emmissary to Venice. Tt could also have been written just for fun. Oriental things were in vogue at the time...

[DannyDaWriter]

I did some research, and it turns out that "Grosso Mogul" was a reference to the Mughal Empire in India, which existed during the 1700s. As it was Turkic-controlled, you're probably right on the hypothesis that it was written for a Turkic emissary.

In any case, it's a lovely concerto, and the cadenza is even more lovely.

[HARMONICO101]

Indeed. Recall as well that Europeans had a very generic stereotype of "the orient" hence the gypsy element.

[jebsievers]

@HARMONICO101 HI! LOVE YA!

[romavictor1SPQR]

I love that you can hear starlings at the start of the movement.

[HARMONICO101]

Oh yeah, they talk about it in the program notes. I'm glad they didn't edit them out.