Yo-Yo Ma - Vivaldi´s Cello (2004) (2x Clear Vinyl)

Vivaldi’s Cello gives listeners a chance to hear a different kind of Vivaldi. Some of the music on this vinyl set was written by the composer to feature the cello of his day, but that’s only half the story. Vivaldi’s Cello couples those scores with music that Vivaldi originally intended for the violin, the viola d’amore or the human voice. Music that’s now been transcribed for the cello.
On this album, Yo-Yo Ma plays the 1712 Stradivarius cello that he had already appropriately altered for the two Simply Baroque recordings he made with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Ma also uses a Baroque bow, and he adopted the relative tuning (in which instruments are tuned only in relation to each other) employed by the orchestra. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra performs on period instruments and uses Baroque performance practices.

• Limited edition of 750 copies on transparent vinyl
• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Includes insert
• Featuring Ton Koopman and The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

SIDE A
1. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 531, I. Allegro
2. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 531, II. Largo
3. Concerto In G Minor For Two Cellos, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 531, III. Allegro
4. The Four Sesons - Violin Concerto In F Minor, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo
5. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 423, I. Allegro
6. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 423, II. Largo
7. Concerto In B-Flat Major For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 423, III. Allegro

SIDE B
1. "Così Sugl´ Occhi Miei" From La Fida Ninfa, RV 714
2. Concerto For Viola D´Amore, Lute And Orchestra, RV 540, I. Allegro
3. Concerto For Viola D´Amore, Lute And Orchestra, RV 540, II. Largo
4. Concerto For Viola D´Amore, Lute And Orchestra, RV 540, III. Allegro

SIDE C
1. "La Gloria Del Mio Sangue" From Giustino, RV 717
2. Concerto In C Minor For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 401, I. Allegro Non Molto
3. Concerto In C Minor For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 401, II. Adagio
4. Concerto In C Minor For Cello, Strings And Basso Continuo, RV 401, III. Allegro Ma Non Molto
5. "Noli, Ò Cara, Te Adorantis" From Juditha Triumphans, RV 644

SIDE D
1. "Laudamus Te" From Gloria, RV 589
2. "Quanto Magis Generosa" From Juditha Triumphans, RV 644
3. "Dite Oihmè" From La Fida Ninfa, RV 714