Vivaldi demonstrates in these concertos his ability to interpret these new trends within his own already established style. The new style preferred a lighter texture, an increased emphasis on melody, simpler harmonies, and even phrases, and an expressive manner of ornamentation and rhythmic gesture that sought to capture a vocalist’s nuance. All written around or after 1720s, and therefore likely postdating The Four Seasons, they reflect Vivaldi’s efforts to adapt to the new galant trends sweeping through his native Venice - the nuove vie of the album’s title. The album is dedicated to six of Vivaldi’s later violin concertos. This new release, the 67th entry in the series, sees the return of Concerto Italiano and welcomes into the fold the violinist Boris Begelman. The Italian National Library in Turin happens to hold a significant collection of Vivaldi’s autograph manuscripts, containing nearly 450 sacred and secular vocal works, concertos, and operas, and prior to the Vivaldi Edition, little of it had been yet recorded or performed. Yet that is apparently the case, though perhaps not for much longer, thanks to musicologist Alberto Basso and the Vivaldi Edition, a project begun in the early 2000s. Given the popularity and renown of works such as The Four Seasons or even his Gloria, it might be hard to imagine that large swaths of Antonio Vivaldi’s works remain largely unknown, at least in recorded form. Vivaldi: Concerti per violino IX “Le nuove vie.” Boris Begelman (violin), Concerto Italiano (Rinaldo Alessandrini, director). Published OctoConcerto Italiano teams with violinist Boris Begelman in a program of Vivaldi concertos. Early Music News & Press Release submissions.

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