This Concerto was rebuilt in 1972 for 2 concertante cellos and strings with two violins, violas, cellos, double basses with the development of the continuo for harpsichord. But careful studies also with the aid of testimonies dating back to about 1749 reported on letters sent by some Venetian concert players, make us almost certainly ascertain that Vivaldi composed this concert in 1728 and that the writing on the manuscript is not by Vivaldi but by copyists of the period. Source: The year in which Vivaldi composed this concert is not known because there is no certain evidence that attests to a precise date. Reconstructed and elaborated in Rome in 1972 by Santino Cara.ģ Movements: 1. Vivaldi’s ever popular music dressed anew by such an internationally outstanding artist is a guarantee of global interest and very substantial sales.Complete score and parts of the 'Concerto in G minor RV 531' for Two concertante Cellos, Strings and Cembalo. This recording of Vivaldi concertos will have poignant associations and special value for Julian’s many fans, as he has since been forced to withdraw from performing due to injury.

This release follows Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber’s highly successful album A Tale of Two Cellos (8573251), with its two cellos “beautifully played and blended together” (Gramophone) and considered a thing of “rare beauty” by The Strad. Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed album A Tale of Two Cellos can be found on Naxos 8573251. Piazzolla’s Milonga displays all of his most distinctive hallmarks. Alongside this appear works both popular and recently discovered, the mercurial moods of the cellos representing instruments from mandolins to hunting horns. Vivaldi’s Concerto in G minor RV 531 is his only original concerto for two cellos. The first arranger of Vivaldi’s concertos was Vivaldi himself, and Julian Lloyd Webber’s new versions in this recording reflect the composer’s pragmatic attitude and zest for experiment.

Vivaldi double cello