Vivaldi's Cello [2LP] (Limited Crystal Clear 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Feat. Ton Koopman & The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra)

Yo-Yo Ma - Vivaldi's Cello [2LP] (Limited Crystal Clear 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Feat. Ton Koopman & The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra)

Vivaldi's Cello gives listeners a chance to hear a different kind of Vivaldi. Some of the music on this vinyl set was written by the composer to feature the cello of his day but that's only half the story. Vivaldi's Cello couples those scores with music that Vivaldi originally intended for the violin the viola d'amore or the human voice. Music that's now been transcribed for the cello. On this album Yo-Yo Ma plays the 1712 Stradivarius cello that he had already appropriately altered for the two Simply Baroque recordings [MOVCL024] he made with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Ma also uses a Baroque bow and he adopted the relative tuning (in which instruments are tuned only in relation to each other) employed by the orchestra. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra performs on period instruments and uses Baroque performance practices. Koopman says Vivaldi's scores were only slightly altered to give voice to the cello. "Vivaldi didn't write differently for a singer than instrumentally" says Koopman "I maybe changed the ornamentation to make it more instrumental. I also looked for pieces for lower voices so we could leave them in the same key." Of course any notion of this album ignoring what is now Vivaldi's most famous piece was out of the question. And so in a brief nod to the enduring popularity of The Four Seasons Ma and Koopman play an arrangement of the throbbing Largo from the work's "Winter" Concerto. "In Vivaldi's slow movements you can play with your heart" says Koopman. "The music feels at home." Vivaldi's Cello is available as a limited edition on crystal clear vinyl and includes an insert. LISTEN: https://youtu.be/1P8SKgHcEmQ *180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL * INCLUDES INSERT * FEATURING TON KOOPMAN AND THE AMSTERDAM BAROQUE ORCHESTRA * LIMITED EDITION ON CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL Track listing: SIDE A 1. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos Strings And Basso Continuo RV 531 I. Allegro 2. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos Strings And Basso Continuo RV 531 II. Largo 3. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos Strings And Basso Continuo RV 531 III. Allegro 4. The Four Sesons - Violin Concerto In F Minor RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo 5. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 423 I. Allegro 6. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 423 II. Largo 7. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 423 III. Allegro SIDE B 1. "Cosi Sugl' Occhi Miei" From La Fida Ninfa RV 714 2. Concerto For Viola D'Amore Lute And Orchestra RV 540 I. Allegro 3. Concerto For Viola D'Amore Lute And Orchestra RV 540 II. Largo 4. Concerto For Viola D'Amore Lute And Orchestra RV 540 III. Allegro SIDE C 1. "La Gloria Del Mio Sangue" From Giustino RV 717 2. Concerto In C Minor For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 401 I. Allegro Non Molto 3. Concerto In C Minor For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 401 II. Adagio 4. Concerto In C Minor For Cello Strings And Basso Continuo RV 401 III. Allegro Ma Non Molto 5. "Noli O Cara Te Adorantis" From Juditha Triumphans RV 644 SIDE D 1. "Laudamus Te" From Gloria RV 589 2. "Quanto Magis Generosa" From Juditha Triumphans RV 644 3. "Dite Oihme" From La Fida Ninfa RV 714