Valentini - Concerto for Four Violins
BackThis is my fourth video in my video seires featuring classical pieces of music that have been overlooked by many, and do not deserve to be forgotten. I know, it has been a very long time since I have posted anything. Mostly it's been due to being very very busy, having a lack of functioning technology and lack of material. Hopefully I can post more regularily now. There's life beyond Vivaldi and Corelli Giuseppe Valentini (1681 - 1753) was an Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. Though during his lifetime overshadowed by the likes of Corelli, Vivaldi, and Locatelli, his contribuition to Italian baroque music is noteworthy, and many of his works were published throughout Europe. This video features three movements from Valentini's eight movement concerto for 4 violins in A minor Op. 7 No. 11 (grave, allegro, grave). What is notable about this piece is the very clear synthesis of two very distinct styles of Italian baroque, that of Corelli and Vivaldi. The allegro movement begins with strong accented chords under a virtuosic semi-quaver violin solo, a feature found regularily in Vivaldi's famous L'estro Armonico concertos. It is also written in the same key as Vivaldi's own concerto for four violins from the L'estro Armonico. The second half of the allegro in the Corellian style with the violins playing descending/ascending chords over a thunderous semi-quaver basso continuo. It is performed by Musica Antiqua Koln and directed by Reinhard Goebel *Oh yeah, this is also a tribute to the famous baroque painter Caravaggio who is one of my favorite painters.
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Uploaded: March 30th, 2008 @ 2:23 pm
Author: HaMoOhAhA
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