The central Largo is a reflective meditation by the soloist over sustained violin accompaniment and pizzicato bass, with an exquisitely simple shift from triple to duple meter, while the final Allegro brings a return to the high spirits of the first subject of the opening movement and has a bit of tarantella-like feel with its 6/8 rhythms.Īs with Vivaldi’s other works for lute, the Concerto for Lute in D was not published during Vivaldi’s lifetime. The soloist enters the same material, which is worked out with typical alternation between soloists and strings. It opens with an Allegro giusto whose ritornello contrasts a tuneful opening theme with a more lyrical motif in the minor mode. In this short, attractive three-movement work, Vivaldi exploits the instrument’s timbres and ability to play arpeggios to appealing effect. The D major Concerto, along with the Trios for violin and lute in G minor, RV 63, and C major, RV 85 was composed in Bohemia during the 1730s.

During Vivaldi’s lifetime, the lute was nearing the end of a long and distinguished career as a solo instrument, its final glory achieved in the suites of Bach and his fellow German, Silvius Weiss. Vivaldi’s Lute Concerto in D-majorĬoncerto for Lute in D-major (RV 93) is a chamber concerto scored for solo strings and lute. His instrument is an archlute by Stephen Gottlieb. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D major () Michael Fields plays Vivaldi’s lute concerto in D-major at the Sastamala Gregoriana Festival in Finland, July 2008, accompanied by members of New Trinity Baroque.

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