Vivaldi-Concerto grosso in d-minor, Op. 3 No. 11 RV 565

Allegro-Adagio spiccato e tutti-Allegro (I)-Largo e spiccato (II)-Allegro (III). Opus 3 Lestro armonico, Concerto No. 11. The English Concert, on authentic instruments. Simon Standage & Elizabeth Wilcock, violins, Jaap ter Linden, cello. Conducted by Trevor Pinnock, from the harpsichord. Composed by A. L. Vivaldi (1678-1741).

Scoring:
1st Violin-5
2nd Violin-4
Viola-3
Cello-2
Violone-1
Harpsichord continuo

Category:

Music

Tags:

• vivald
• concerto grosso
• concerto
• baroque cello
• the english concert
• jaap ter linden
• andrew manze
• trevor pinnock
• simon standage
• elizabeth wilcock
• micaela comberti

[cadazar123]

this is great.. but it's not in d minor, the pitch is weird

[animeviolalord]

@cadazar123: *Sigh*.....read the comment I wrote when I replied to Organiste06...

[humphreyvivace]

Amazing playing. I, however, do not agree with the allegros. In the baroque era (when Vivaldi composed) instruments were not made to, nor could possibly play this fast, that is new to modern day instruments. So i think Vivaldi probably would have had it in mind that it be played a little slower. But otherwise, this was fantastic.

[animeviolalord]

@humphreyvivace: The instruments could indeed play this fast. This group is using authentic instruments. In fact, the two violin soloists are using actual 17th century instruments (one of the instruments is a model from Cremona, Italy, made in 1650). Although I also don't completely agree with the speed at which this piece is made, I do know that these instruments are capable of being played fluently at this speed.

[reinux]

that's how things were tuned back then for the most part. a lot of baroque ensembles these days play with this tuning for authenticity's sake.

i think it also serves to reduce the tension on string instruments, which results in a less bright and more warm sound, as was the case with the instruments of the day.

[gregapage]

I love how everyone who comments on YouTube's classical music videos fancies themselves as Oxford music professors lmao.

[BMG4ME]

I thought it was just me out of tune as I was playing along until I saw the comments! I have an arrangement for clarinet, flute and bassoon, I play clarinet. In the version I have, there is a whole chunk missing (unless it's extra in this recording)! It does sound a little fast, I know I can;'t play this fast on my clarinet!

[ezio1da2firenze3]

my favourite is the largo, i love this piece and am learning it at the moment. However, i thought that the Baroque period called for sharper, more distinctive playing (sort of like an accent) due to the large churches these pieces were performed in

[muulka]

@natashaclapp93 What song? I hear no voices?

[vladycrew]

feel like a sir... 

[YeeJian1]

I'm playing the piece with my string quartet. Is there suppose to be a harpsichord accompaniment with the cello solo in the first movement?

[DRob3Music]

It is D minor, but it sounds a half-step lower. In the Baroque Period the pitches were one half-step lower. I learned this when I took a youth orchestra to Boston's Handel & Haydn Society. The tour guide told us that the pitches were one-half step back then and for a piece to be performed authentically, the stringed instruments were tuned one-half step down (harpsichord, too) and the performers played on instruments from that period.

[auripit]

without harpsichord it would sound better

[thehobedes]

adoro musicas e compositores barrocos...linddooooo

[natashaclapp93]

I was Violin soloist for this Piece :D I played it like a beast :P LOVE THIS SONG!!!