VIVALDI | Concerto per S.M.C.C. | RV 171 in C major | Original manuscript

REPOSTED IN HD:    • VIVALDI | Violin Concerto RV 171 in C majo...   For solo violin, strings and basso continuo S.M.C.C. probably means "Sua Maestà Cattolica Cesarea", i.e. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. Vivaldi dedicated two sets of concertos to him in 1727 and 1728. That year he met the Emperor in Trieste. In 1740, Vivaldi probably left Venice for Vienna to seek employment from him. Charles VI died in October of that year from mushroom poisoning. I. Allegro (0:00) II. Largo (3:50) III. Allegro non molto (6:23) Composed: possibly 1728 or c.1730 Turin source: Giordano 30, ff. 238-247 Europa Galante, ‘Le quattro stagioni’ Fabio Biondi, violino solo e direzione Opus 111 OPS 912 Images provided by www.internetculturale.it - non-commercial use only.