La Cetra, op. 9

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & I Musici

La cetra, Op. 9 is a set of violin concertos by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1727. The collection is characterised by virtuosic solo writing, lively ritornello structures and vivid contrasts between soloist and ensemble, representing a mature exploration of the solo concerto that contributed to its development in the early 18th century.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in C major, RV 181a: I. Allegro
    3:29
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in C major, RV 181a: II. Largo
    3:27
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in C major, RV 181a: III. Allegro
    2:44
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in A major, RV 345: I. Allegro
    4:26
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in A major, RV 345: II. Largo
    2:30
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in A major, RV 345: III. Allegro
    3:21
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 in G minor, RV 334: I. Allegro non molto
    3:30
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in G minor, RV 334: II. Largo
    3:54
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in G minor, RV 334: III. Allegro non molto
    3:15
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 in E major, RV 263a: I. Allegro non molto
    4:51
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in E major, RV 263a: II. Largo
    3:47
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in E major, RV 263a: III. Allegro non molto
    3:27
  13. 13.
    Concerto no. 5 in A minor, RV 358: I. Adagio - Presto
    3:23
  14. 14.
    Concerto no. 5 in A minor, RV 358: II. Largo
    2:21
  15. 15.
    Concerto no. 5 in A minor, RV 358: III. Allegro
    3:13
  16. 16.
    Concerto no. 6 in A major, RV 348: I. Allegro
    3:54
  17. 17.
    Concerto no. 6 in A major, RV 348: II. Largo
    3:53
  18. 18.
    Concerto no. 6 in A major, RV 348: III. Allegro non molto
    5:31

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major, RV 359: I. Allegro
    3:08
  2. 3.
    Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major, RV 359: II. Largo
    2:28
  3. 4.
    Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major, RV 359: III. Allegro
    3:13
  4. 5.
    Concerto no. 8 in D minor, RV 238: I. Allegro
    4:08
  5. 6.
    Concerto no. 8 in D minor, RV 238: II. Largo
    3:03
  6. 7.
    Concerto no. 8 in D minor, RV 238: III. Allegro
    3:01
  7. 8.
    Concerto no. 9 in B-flat major, RV 530: I. Allegro
    3:43
  8. 9.
    Concerto no. 9 in B-flat major, RV 530: II. Largo e spiccato
    3:24
  9. 10.
    Concerto no. 9 in B-flat major, RV 530: III. Allegro
    2:44
  10. 11.
    Concerto no. 10 in G major, RV 300: I. Allegro molto
    3:51
  11. 12.
    Concerto no. 10 in G major, RV 300: II. Largo cantabile
    2:50
  12. 13.
    Concerto no. 10 in G major, RV 300: III. Allegro
    3:09
  13. 14.
    Concerto no. 11 in C minor, RV 198a: I. Allegro
    4:03
  14. 15.
    Concerto no. 11 in C minor, RV 198a: II. Adagio
    3:03
  15. 16.
    Concerto no. 11 in C minor, RV 198a: III. Allegro
    3:24
  16. 17.
    Concerto no. 12 in B minor, RV 391: I. Allegro non molto
    5:23
  17. 18.
    Concerto no. 12 in B minor, RV 391: II. Largo
    4:17
  18. 19.
    Concerto no. 12 in B minor, RV 391: III. Allegro
    4:08

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