Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 418 (Urtext Edition)

Vivaldi's RV 418 is one of his more technically involved cello concertos. There are some passages that suggest that this work may have been written for a five-stringed cello, although it is not explicitly stated in the source. The highest note is an F5 in the finale. All high passages are approached stepwise, making the solo part very comfortable

Vivaldi's RV 418 is one of his more technically involved cello concertos. There are some passages that suggest that this work may have been written for a five-stringed cello, although it is not explicitly stated in the source. The highest note is an F5 in the finale. All high passages are approached stepwise, making the solo part very comfortable to play. The opening movement is a lively courante. The slow movement is one of Vivaldi's most haunting, almost reminiscent of Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète in its modernity. The finale has a very similar melodic contour to Vivaldi's E-minor cello sonata, the second movement.

Our edition is based on the autograph score housed at Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Turin (I-Tn): Foà 29, f.237-246. This set includes an orchestra score and separate parts. For a cello part with fingerings and bowings see the piano reduction.