Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins

Vivaldi’s Sonatas for two violins, anco senza basso se piace (also without bass if preferred), represent one of the innumerable peaks of his compositional prowess. They are structured in three movements, each of which develops in a bipartite manner, making evident reference to concerto form, with only the internal bipartite structure alluding to sonata form. Composers: Antonio Vivaldi & Andrea Teodoro Zani Artists: Campagnia de Violini, Alessandro Ciccolini & Domenico Scicchitano 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 💎 More Information: 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: This distinguishes Vivaldi’s approach to the duo without bass from that of some of his European colleagues, namely Telemann (Sonates sans basse, 1727) and Leclair (Sonates à deux violons sans basse Op.3, 1730). The palette of colours and expressive effects used by Vivaldi in these sonatas is truly impressive: arpeggios, double stops, high-register passages, extremely complex articulations requiring exceptional bow technique, ornate cantabile lines (to be further ornamented by the performer) and even more radical cantabile in the central movements. Here, Vivaldi’s mastery is evident in a sensitive use of lines that are disarming in their simplicity yet tremendously expressive, using a modest language of triplets, appogiaturas and Lombard rhythms in perfect amounts to maximum effect. A handwritten inventory of the music collection of the noble Collalto family at Brtnice attests along with 15 concertos by Vivaldi to a Duetto, or rather, a Sonata for 2 violins in five movements by one Andrea Zani, a composer who emulated Vivaldi’s music and style to the degree that historians assume Zani studied under Vivaldi for a time. (That being said, Zani stands out as one of the purest and most interesting composers of instrumental music in Italy in the first half of the 18th century. His works – at once original and innovative – are largely yet to be studied and performed.) Sadly all that survives of the Collalto collection is that inventory, but Zani’s Duetto has come down to us via three sources preserved in Sweden. As in Vivaldi’s compositions, the movements in Zani’s work are bipartite in form. Zani, too, establishes the colour palette of his compositions with highly effective progressions, employing the whole expressive armoury fielded by his idol, Vivaldi. Zani’s writing also makes frequent use of a great rhythmic propulsion. Finally, and in contrast to Vivaldi, Zani did not provide a bass ad libitum, indicating his clear intent for duo rather than trio sonata performance. Tracklist: 0:00:00 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 70: I. Allegro 0:04:54 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 70: II. Larghetto 0:10:29 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 70: III. Allegro molto 0:14:01 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in G Major, RV 71: I. Allegro 0:18:51 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in G Major, RV 71: II. Larghetto 0:23:23 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in G Major, RV 71: III. Allegro 0:27:45 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 68: I. Allegro 0:32:45 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 68: II. Andante 0:35:09 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in F Major, RV 68: III. Allegro 0:39:00 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: I. Allegro 0:44:40 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: II. Andante 0:50:23 Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: III. Allegro 0:54:06 Andrea Zani: Duetto in E-Flat Major: I. No name (Largo) 1:00:24 Andrea Zani: Duetto in E-Flat Major: II. Allegro 1:06:45 Andrea Zani: Duetto in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro 1:11:01 Andrea Zani: Duetto in E-Flat Major: IV. Minuè 1:12:11 Andrea Zani: Canone tempo giusto 👉 Social media links: Instagram: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by composer and more of the greatest composers. #brilliantclassics #classicalmusic #music #classical #violin #violinmusic #vivaldi #sonata