Vivaldi's Cello

Track listing

1. Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531/I. Allegro (3:18)
2. Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531/II. Largo (2:31) (violin solo performed on cello)
3. Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531/III. Allegro (3:10)
4. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
5. Jonathan Manson, baroque cello
6. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
7. . The Four Seasons, Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo, “Winter” Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297/II. Largo (1:45)(arranged for cello, violin, oboe, bassoon and strings and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
8. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
9. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
10. Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423/I. Allegro (3:30) (arranged for cello, organ, strings and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
11. Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423/II. Largo (2:20)
12. Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423/III. Allegro (3:34)
13. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
    
14. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
15. “Così sugl' occhi miei” from La fida ninfa, RV 714 (2:53)
16. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
17. Margaret Faultless, baroque violin
18. Alfredo Bernardini, baroque oboe
19. Woulter Verschuren, baroque bassoon
20. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
21. Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540/I. Allegro (5:22)
22. Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540/II. Largo (2:31)
23. Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540/III. Allegro (3:06)
24. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
25. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and organ
26. "La gloria del mio sangue" from Giustino, RV 717 (2:49) (arranged for cello, 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
27. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
28. Alfredo Bernardini, baroque oboe
29. Michel Henry, baroque oboe
30. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor
31. Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401/I. Allegro non molto (4:16)
32. Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401/II. Adagio (2:58)
33. Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401/III. Allegro ma non molto (2:58)
34. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
35. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
36. "Noli, ò cara, te adorantis" from Juditha triumphans, RV 644 (5:00) (arranged for cello, oboe, organ and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
37. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
38. Alfredo Bernardini, baroque oboe
39. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and organ
40. "Laudamus Te" from Gloria, RV 589 (2:26) (arranged for two cellos, strings and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
41. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
42. Jonathan Manson, baroque cello
43. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and organ
44. "Quanto magis generosa" from Juditha triumphans, RV 644 (10:14) (arranged for cello, viola d’amore, and strings by Ton Koopman)
45. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
46. Katherine McGillivray, viola d’amore
47. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor and harpsichord
48. "Dite oihmè" from La fida ninfa, RV 714 (2:23) (arranged for cello and basso continuo by Ton Koopman)
49. Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello
50. Jonathan Manson, baroque cello
51. Mike Fentross, lute

Personnel

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman
Conductor
Harpsichord, Organ

Violins
Margaret Faultless
Foskien Kooistra
Catherine Martin
Fanny Pestalozzi
David Rabinovich
Alida Schat
Carla Marotta
Silvia Schweinberger
Ruth Slater

Violas
Katherine McGillivray
Jane Rogers

Cellos
Jonathan Manson
Catherine Jones

Double Bass
Alberto Rasi

Oboes
Alfredo Bernardini
Michel Henry

Bassoon
Woulter Verschuren

Lute
Mike Fentross

Production

Producer: Tini Mathot
Recording Engineer: Adriaan Versteijnen