The Vivaldi Project

at the National Gallery of Art

March 7, 2011, 9:00 pm

The concert, “Venice: Vivaldi and His Rivals” was presented February 20th, 2011, in honor of "Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals," on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.

Featured performances:

Alessandro Stradella (1639 – 1682)
Sinfonia for Violin and Cello (c. 1670)
Dario Castello (c. 1590 – 1650)
Sonata for Solo Instrument and Continuo in “Stil Moderno” (1621)

Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 – 1690)
Sonata a tre, op 2, no. 1 (1655)
From La Cornara, Libro Primo
Allegro; adagio; allegro

Legrenzi
Sonata a tre, op. 10, no. 2 (1673)
From La Cornara, Libro Quarto
Allegro; allegro; adagio; allegro; adagio

Antonio Vivaldi (1687 – 1741)
Sonata no. 4 from Suonate da camera a tre, op. 1 (1705)
Largo
Allegro
Adagio
Allemanda: Largo
Sarabanda: Largo
Giga: Allegro

Domenico Gabrielli (1659 – 1690)
Ricercar no. 5 for Cello Solo (c. 1689)

Antonio Caldara (1670 – 1736)
Sonata da camera a due violini con il basso continuo, op. 2, no. 4 (c. 1699)
Allemanda: Largo
Corrente: Allegro
Giga: Allegro
Gavotta: Allegro
Ciaccona in B-flat Major

George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Trio Sonata no. 7 in F Major (c. 1707 – 1709)
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Vivaldi

Sonata no. 12 from Suonate da camera a tre, op. 1 (1705) “Folia”