Vivaldi 12 Sonatas

On this new release Baltic Baroque Ensemble presents this delightful and not so well-known four sonatas by Antonio Vivaldi for two violins with optional basso continuo. Sonata RV 70 bears the title Prima Suonata Da Camera a 2 Violini anco senza Basso se piace Del Vivaldi − the first chamber sonata for two violins, if desired, to be played without the bass, work by Vivaldi. The titles of the other sonatas vary a little containing an amendment: da suonarsi anco senza Basso (may optionally be performed without the bass). Sonata RV 71 has been numbered 2 by the composer, RV 68, in its turn, 3 and RV 77 has not been given a number at all.

After decades during which the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas of Bach stood alone, regarded by all but specialists as rather freakish musical occurrences, recent years have seen a growth of interest in the virtuoso violin repertory of the Baroque. Composers like Biber, Pisendel, and Tartini have all shown up with increasing frequency on concert programs and recordings.

VIVARTE is the legendary Sony Classical period music label known for producing outstanding recordings on period instruments. The recordings by legendary producer Wolf Erichson are made with the best recording technologies available and by one of the best production teams in the world (Tritonus Music Production, Stuttgart). The collection contains a perfect overview of VIVARTE's legendary catalogue ranging from Vivaldi to Brahms including recordings with specialists in historically informed performance practice such as Anner Bylsma, Gustav Leonhardt, Tafelmusik, Huelgas Ensemble, L'Archibudelli among others. Many of the recordings received critical acclaim all over the world and won prestigious awards. This box set includes CDs presented in paper sleeves with the original artwork, a 250 page booklet with track listings and the original liner notes for each recording.