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ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)

VIVALDI: CONCERTOS & OTHER WORKS - Eliot Fisk, Frederic Hand, Albert Fuller, Louise Schulman, Orchestra of St. Luke's

VIVALDI: CONCERTOS & OTHER WORKS - Eliot Fisk, Frederic Hand, Albert Fuller, Louise Schulman, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Familiar Vivaldi, and works arranged by Eliot Fisk for guitar (Vivaldi wrote no music for guitar). Backed by the Orchestra of St. Luke's and joined by guitarist Frederic Hand, as well as harpsichordist Albert Fuller and violist Louise Schulman, All Music Guide wrote "much of it (especially perhaps the Concerto in D minor for viola d'amore and lute, RV 540) is beautiful."

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Concerto In C Major For Mandolin And Strings, RV. 425: I. Allegro
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Concerto In C Major For Mandolin And Strings, RV. 425: II. Largo
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Concerto In C Major For Mandolin And Strings, RV. 425: III. Allegro
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Cello Sonata In G Minor, RV. 42: I. Andante molto (arr. for guitar and harpsichord by Eliot Fisk)
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Cello Sonata In G Minor, RV. 42: II. Larghetto (arr. for guitar and harpsichord by Eliot Fisk)
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Cello Sonata In G Minor, RV. 42: III. Allegro (arr. for guitar and harpsichord by Eliot Fisk)
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Concerto In D Major For Lute, RV. 93: I. Allegro
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Concerto In D Major For Lute, RV. 93: II. Largo
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Concerto In D Major For Lute, RV. 93: III. Allegro
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Concerto In D Major For Keyboard arr. by J.S. Bach, BWV 922: I. Allegro (arr. for solo guitar by Eliot Fisk)
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Concerto In D Major For Keyboard arr. by J.S. Bach, BWV 922: II. Larghetto (arr. for solo guitar by Eliot Fisk)
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Concerto In D Major For Keyboard arr. by J.S. Bach, BWV 972): III. Allegro (arr. for solo guitar by Eliot Fisk)
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Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins And Strings, RV 532: I. Allegro
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Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins And Strings, RV 532: II. Andante
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Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins And Strings, RV 532: III. Allegro
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Concerto In D Minor For Viola D'Amore And Lute, RV. 540: I. Allegro
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Concerto In D Minor For Viola D'Amore And Lute, RV. 540: II. Largo
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Concerto In D Minor For Viola D'Amore And Lute, RV. 540: III. Allegro
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Trio Sonata In C Major, RV. 82: I. Allegro non molto
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Trio Sonata In C Major, RV. 82: II. Larghetto
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Trio Sonata In C Major, RV. 82: III. Allegro
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vivaldi fisk liner notes by rgbarbero9
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1 741) was one of the greatest composers of the Baroque. He was ordained to the priesthood which, in combination with extraordinary red hair, earned him the nickname “The Red Priest.” Vivaldi put aside his priestly duties and despite his asthma, traveled throughout Italy and even as t away as Prague to present his music. His skill as a violinist was acknowledged during his lifetime; his acclaim as a composer would come much later. The Italian Vivaldi’s style of orchestration was unique. He used many special effects in hie writing for strings, giving color with pizzicato or muted passages. It is Vivaldi's concertos for which he is most revered and best known. He elevated the concerto to new heights of expressivity, and his use of three movements (fast-slow-fast) became standard in later music for solo instruments and orchestra. Among composers influenced by Vivaldi was J.S. Bach, who transcribed several of his works. Also, a leader in the development of “programme” music, Vivaldi is best remembered today for his colorful violin concertos The Four Seasons.
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This 1992 recording by American guitarist Eliot Fisk is among the fine series of releases by Musical Heritage Society...It falls into the category of strong and definitely crowd-pleasing recordings that potential buyers should nevertheless sample well; it's not to everyone's taste. Playing Vivaldi on the guitar (he wrote no music for the instrument) is not an issue; it's been done many times before, and as Fisk puts it in the interview-format booklet (in English only), "A Baroque performer had so many plucked instruments to choose from." His transcriptions from lute or mandolin to guitar are pretty straightforward, and he's a technically superb player. He outlines some of the procedures he uses in the booklet; one is adding bass lines, which gives a lovely shadowy quality to the famous middle movement of the Concerto for lute and orchestra in D major, RV 93 (track 8). Some of the performances, however, go a bit beyond simple adaptation. Fisk's phrasing is novel, and he adds a lot of flourishes that even 20 years after the fact and after Vivaldi performances by the likes of violinist Janine Jansen, make him a daring Vivaldi performer. Hear the vaguely jazz-like phrasing in the first movement of the Sonata in G minor, RV 42. None of it goes off the rails, none of it is unmusical, and much of it (especially perhaps the Concerto in D minor for viola d'amore and lute, RV 540) is beautiful. Just be aware that this is Vivaldi with a lot of performer personality.
--ALL MUSIC GUIDE
11/29/2024
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Eliot Fisk, guitar
Frederic Hand, guitar
Louise Schulman, viola
Albert Fuller, harpsichord
Orchestra of St. Luke
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