Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in B minor, RV 424 (Urtext Edition, Piano)

Vivaldi's RV 424 is one of his more technically involved cello concertos. The soloist is required to play a high F#, an octave and a half above middle C. All of the high positions are always approached stepwise, making the solo part very comfortable to play. The ritornellos on the outer movements include voice crossings in the violins and violas,

Vivaldi's RV 424 is one of his more technically involved cello concertos. The soloist is required to play a high F#, an octave and a half above middle C. All of the high positions are always approached stepwise, making the solo part very comfortable to play. The ritornellos on the outer movements include voice crossings in the violins and violas, making for an interesting texture. The slow movement is accompanied only by the basso continuo, with a sound of a sonata. This slow movement is one of the more rhythmically complex pieces by Vivaldi.

Our edition is based on the autograph score housed at Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Turin (I-Tn): Foà 29, f.150-157. This set includes a piano reduction and 2 solo parts (Urtext and with fingerings/bowings).