Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 420 (Urtext Edition)
  • Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 420 (Urtext Edition)
  • Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 420 (Urtext Edition)
  • Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 420 (Urtext Edition)

Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 420 (Urtext Edition)

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Vivaldi's RV 420 cello concerto is one of five A-minor work he composed in the genre. The concerto begins with an Andante movement and a cello solo, not the typical orchestra ritornello. It is one of the most unified and thematically developed movements in Vivaldi's output. Each solo section is punctuated with a short ritornello over a basso

Vivaldi's RV 420 cello concerto is one of five A-minor work he composed in the genre. The concerto begins with an Andante movement and a cello solo, not the typical orchestra ritornello. It is one of the most unified and thematically developed movements in Vivaldi's output. Each solo section is punctuated with a short ritornello over a basso lamento. The second movement is a solemn Adagio where the soloist plays an obbligato part with large string crossings during the ritornellos. The finale is an exciting courante that shares some cello techniques with Bach's C-major Suite.

Almost the entirety of the solo part uses the first four positions, occasionally reaching for the A harmonic. The most challenging technique in the solo part is string crossings, both fast (in the finale) and slow (in the Adagio).

Our edition is based on the manuscript parts housed at Schönborn-Wiesentheid Musiksammlung. Thank you to the University of North Carolina Cello Collection for helping us obtain a copy of the manuscript. This set includes an orchestra score and separate parts. For a cello part with fingerings and bowings see the piano reduction.

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