Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 406 (Urtext Edition, Piano)

The first movement of Vivaldi's RV 406 concerto was also used in his bassoon concerto RV 481. The soloist is required to play in the first and final ritornellos because of the obbligato part in mm. 4-8 and 75-79. The first movement goes to the fourth position once in mm. 61-63 and a couple of times to the third position. Otherwise, the rest of the

The first movement of Vivaldi's RV 406 concerto was also used in his bassoon concerto RV 481. The soloist is required to play in the first and final ritornellos because of the obbligato part in mm. 4-8 and 75-79. The first movement goes to the fourth position once in mm. 61-63 and a couple of times to the third position. Otherwise, the rest of the concerto stays in the first two positions. The slow movement is accompanied by unison strings and the finale is a minuet with 3 variations.

Our edition is based on the manuscript score held at Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Turin (I-Tn): Foà 29, f.142-149. Our set includes a piano reduction and 2 solo parts (Urtext and with fingerings/bowings)