Vivaldi, Antonio: La Stravaganza, op. 4 (Volume II: Concertos VII-XII) (Violin, Piano)

- The only complete edition currently available
- Each full score with a Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)

Editor: Schwemer, Bettina

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).

CONTENT:

Concerto I RV 383a:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto I RV 383 (Alternative version):
Instrumentation: Violin solo, 1. Violin, 2. Violin, Viola, Organ, Violoncello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto I RV 381 (Alternative version, 1st movement):
Instrumentation: Violin solo, 1. Violin, 2. Violin, Viola, Basso continuo
Allegro

Concerto II RV 279:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto II RV 279 (Alternative version):
Instrumentation: Violin solo, 1. Violin, 2. Violin, Viola, Basso
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto III RV 301:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro assai

Concerto III RV 301 (Alternative version):
Instrumentation: Violin solo, 1. Violin, 2. Violin, Viola, Basso, Harpsichord
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Concerto IV RV 357:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Grave
Allegro

Concerto V RV 347:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto VI RV 316a:
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Concerto VI RV 316a (Alternative version: Concerto a quattro):
Instrumentation: Violin solo, 1. Violin, 2. Violin, Organ
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Concerto VI RV 291 (Walsh & Hare [1728]):
Instrumentation: Violine solo, 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, Orgel, Cello
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegro