Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in A Minor, RV 498

00:00 - I. Allegro (ma molto moderato)
03:45 - II. Larghetto
07:56 - III. Allegro
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Bassoon: Maurice Allard
Conductor: Claudio Scimone
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti
Year of Recording: 1974
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"The Concerto in A minor, RV 498, has an effective opening ritornello, leading to a first bassoon episode with wide leaps and a structure based on sequences. The F major central Larghetto has a lyrical bassoon aria, again with an almost antiphonal use of upper and lower registers of the solo instrument. The minor key duly returns for the last movement, the solo bassoon entry marked by sequential writing." (Keith Anderson)
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