Vivaldi’s Cello 2004 Yo-Yo Ma. Buy on Amazon Buy on iTunes Listen on Spotify. Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531; I. Vivaldi’s Cello is an album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman as conductor, released in 2004 on Sony Classical Records. It contains various arrangements taken from Antonio Vivaldi's operas and oratorios. 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 he made with Ton Koopman. Yo-Yo Ma and The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman: Yo-Yo Ma and The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman - Vivaldi's Cello (CD, Album) Sony Classical: 7 2: Europe: 2010: Sell This Version. Double Cello Concerto.
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | November 17-20, 2003 | |||
| Venue | Leiden, Netherlands | |||
| Studio | De Stadsgehoorzaal | |||
| Genre | Classical, baroque | |||
| Label | Sony Classical Records | |||
| Producer | Tini Mathot | |||
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Vivaldi’s Cello is an album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman as conductor, released in 2004 on Sony Classical Records. It contains various arrangements taken from Antonio Vivaldi's operas and oratorios.[2][3][4][5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 531' 'I. Allegro' | 3:18 |
| 2. | 'II. Largo' (Violin solo performed on cello) | 2:31 |
| 3. | 'III. Allegro' | 3:10 |
| 4. | 'The Four Seasons - Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, 'Winter' Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297' 'II. Largo' | 1:45 |
| 5. | 'Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 423' 'I. Allegro' | 3:30 |
| 6. | 'II. Largo' | 2:20 |
| 7. | 'III. Allegro' | 3:34 |
| 8. | 'Cosi Sugl' Occhi Miei' from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714' | 2:53 |
| 9. | 'Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540' 'I. Allegro' | 5:22 |
| 10. | 'II. Largo' | 2:31 |
| 11. | 'III. Allegro' | 3:06 |
| 12. | 'La Gloria Del Mio Sangue' from Giustino, RV 717' | 2:49 |
| 13. | 'Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 401' 'I. Allegro non molto' | 4:16 |
| 14. | 'II. Adagio' | 2:58 |
| 15. | 'III. Allegro ma non molto' | 2:58 |
| 16. | 'Noli, O Cara, Te Adorantis' from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644' | 5:00 |
| 17. | 'Laudamus Te' from Gloria, RV 589' | 2:26 |
| 18. | 'Quanto Magis Generosa' from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644' | 10:14 |
| 19. | 'Dite Oihme' from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714' | 2:23 |
Personnel[edit]
- Yo-Yo Ma - cello
- The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Ton Koopman - conductor, harpsichord, organ
- Margaret Faultless - violin
- Foskien Kooistra - violin
- Catherine Martin - violin
- Fanny Pestalozzi - violin
- David Rabinovich - violin
- Alida Schat - violin
- Carla Marotta - violin
- Silvia Schweinberger - violin
- Ruth Slater - violin
- Katherine McGillivray - viola
- Jane Rogers - viola
- Jonathan Manson - cello
- Catherine Jones - cello
- Alberto Rasi - double bass
- Alfredo Bernardini - oboe
- Michel Henry - oboe
- Woulter Verschuren - bassoon
- Mike Fentross - lute
- Production
- Producer: Tini Mathot
- Arrangement: Ton Koopman
- Engineers: Adriaan Versteijnen
- Photography: Stephen Danelian
Charts[edit]
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Billboard 200[6] | 175 |
| Billboard Classical Albums[7] | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^Manheim, James. 'Vivaldi's Cello'. AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^Kemp, Lindsay (August 1, 2004). 'Vivaldi's Cello'. Gramophone. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^The Atlantic Monthly: Vol. 293. Atlantic Monthly Company. 2004. p. 137. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^Walker, Ian (December 8, 2020). 'CD Review: Music for the ADHD Brain: Yo Yo Ma Recordings'. Emlian Communications. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^Fleming, John (August 29, 2005). 'Selling Yo-Yo Ma to the masses'. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^'Vivaldi's Cello (200)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^'Vivaldi's Cello (Classical)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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External links[edit]
Yo Yo Ma Vivaldi Concertos
- Vivaldi's Cello at Discogs
- Vivaldi's Cello at AllMusic