Concerto per la Solennità di San Lorenzo Del Vivaldi, RV 556 in C major ( Autograph score)

For two solo violins, two recorders, two oboes, two clarinets, bassoon, strings and basso continuo I. Largo Allegro molto (0:00) II. Largo e cantabile (5:01) III. (8:05) Composed: unknown date Turin source: Giordano 34 Related: mvt 2 mvt 2 The instrumentation for the slow movement, set on two staves, appears to have been at first: Violino Solo Clarini soli, Arpeggio con il Leuto Below this was added afterwards regarding the bass: Un Violoncello, Un Violino piz, zicato, Tutti il Basso And also this indication over the second staff: Violoncello Solo In this version by Alessandrini the bass part is played by the clarinet(s ) only. It is curious that whereas Vivaldi for once specifies the lute, no lute is used. A recommended version is that of Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Players which has the fuller instrumentation in the largo. Concerto Italiano, Stabat Mater Rinaldo Alessandrini, direzione