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Hello Jordan,
Looks like an exceptionally fine Vivaldi Concerto has been discovered at the Dresden Library.
Looks like an exceptionally fine Vivaldi Concerto has been discovered at the Dresden Library.
Vivaldi Concerto Discovered in Dresden
A violin concerto attributed to Vivaldi has been unearthed at the Dresden State Library by Icelandic scholar Johannes Agustsson. According to Vivaldi expert Michael Talbot, the work was composed around 1732 or shortly thereafter and represents a major breakthrough in our knowledge of Vivaldi's late style.
"Themes, phrase-structure, form, style and violinist writing: all conform to the Vivaldian norm," he said. "The solo part is exceptionally difficult, even for Vivaldi, making copious use of the ultra-high register in the solo part."
Talbot believes the long and virtuosic piece in A major was written for Vivaldi's friend and pupil Johann Georg Pisendel, who studied in Venice in 1716-17 and served as concert master at Dresden's Hofkapelle starting in 1729.
"Ordinary Vivaldi concertos turn up fairly often, such as the Gran Mogol Flute Concerto [did] recently," said Talbot. "But the unusual character of this particular piece -- its late period, its considerable length and the extreme virtuosity its performance requires -- sets it apart from the rest."
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Carolyn
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