in Early Music Today (Mar, 2017)
The cello sonatas by Vivaldi which are most familiar to modern audiences are six published in Paris around 1740. There are, however, three others preserved in manuscript of which two, in A minor (RV39) and G minor (RV42) are included here. The remaining four in Marco Ceccato’s recital belong to the set of six already mentioned. A difficulty facing a cellist who is offered a single CD is which sonatas to omit. Ceccato has chosen prudently to omit those in keys that duplicate those already represented in his programme.
Vivaldi’s cello sonatas are richly rewarding pieces in which the composer, as so often, reveals his gift for expressive ‘cantabile’. At the …
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