Vivaldi, A. - 12 Violin Concertos 'La Stravaganza' (Op. 4 Vol. 2 VI-XII)

Composer/Author: Antonio Vivaldi
Editor: Schwemer, Bettina
Publisher: Baerenreiter
Instrumentation: Violin, Piano
Page Count: 129 Piano, 41 Violin
ISMN: 9790006544103
Item Number: BA07567-90

Description:
Antonio Vivaldi’s twelve concertos op. 4 known by the name of “La Stravaganza” were first mentioned as a collection of “Concerti a 4” in the 1711 Foreword of “L’Estro Armonico” op. 3. Their publication had to wait until 1716, when Estienne Roger issued them in two volumes of six concertos each. However, unlike the original announcement, “La Stravaganza” is more than a collection of concertos for solo violin with string accompaniment: in five of the concertos the soloist is joined by a second solo violin or even by a solo violoncello (Concerto No. 7).

The many reprints of “La Stravaganza” bear witness to its popularity and widespread dissemination well into the 1730s. Besides the surviving prints, there is a significant body of handwritten sources containing alternative versions for seven of the concertos. Some of these manuscripts stem from the music library of Johann Georg Pisendel.

This edition of “La Stravaganza” is not only the first scholarly-critical edition, it is also the only complete edition available. In addition to the twelve concertos handed down in the Roger edition, Bärenreiter offers an additional concerto in full score, piano reduction and parts contained in the 1728 print issued by the English publishers Walsh & Hare, as well as alternative versions (without viola) found in handwritten sources for Concertos No. 6 (Volume 1) and No. 11 (Volume 2).

Contents:
Vorwort
Preface
Facsimiles
Preliminary Note on the Piano Reduction

Concerto VII RV 185:
    Largo
    Allegro
    Largo
    Allegro

Concerto VIII RV 249:
    Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Adagio
    Allegro

Concerto IX RV 284:
    Allegro
    Largo  
    Allegro

Concerto X RV 196:
    Spiritoso
    Adagio 
    Allegro

Concerto X RV 196 (Alternative version):
    Spiritoso
    Adagio
    Allegro

Concerto XI RV 204:
    Allegro
    Largo assai
    Allegro assai

Concerto XI RV 204 (Alternative version):
    Allegro
    Largo assai
    Allegro

Concerto XII RV 298:
    Spiritoso e non presto
    Largo
    Allegro

Concerto XII RV 298 (Alternative version):
    Allegro
    Andante
    Allegro