Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto in G Minor, RV 107

00:00 - I. Allegro 02:40 - II. Largo 04:51 - III. Allegro _____ Bassoon: Paul Hongne Flute: Jean-Pierre Rampal Oboe: Pierre Pierlot Harpsichord: Robert Veyron-Lacroix (?) Violin: Robert Gendre Year of Recording: 1952 _____ “The creator of hundreds of spirited, extroverted instrumental works, Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi is widely recognized as the master of the Baroque instrumental concerto, which he perfected and popularized more than any of his contemporaries. Vivaldi’s kinetic rhythms, fluid melodies, bright instrumental effects, and extensions of instrumental technique make his some of the most enjoyable of Baroque music. He was highly influential among his contemporaries and successors: even as esteemed a figure as Johann Sebastian Bach adapted some of Vivaldi’s music. Vivaldi’s variable textures and dramatic effects initiated the shift toward what became the Classical style; a deeper understanding of his music begins with the realization that, compar