Can the mandolin compete with other solo instruments? Avi Avital gives a clear answer - from Versailles, with Vivaldi at his side.
Mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and the Venice Baroque Orchestra invite us to (re)discover Vivaldi’s concertos in the exceptional setting of the Salon Hercule at the Château de Versailles.
- 01:00 - Concerto in A minor, RV 356 | L'Estro armonico | 1. Allegro
- 03:47 - Concerto in A minor, RV 356 | L'Estro armonico | 2. Largo
- 05:32 - Concerto in A minor, RV 356 | L'Estro armonico | 3. Presto
- 08:15 - Concerto in D major, RV 93 | 1. Allegro
- 11:34 - Concerto in D major, RV 93 | 2. Largo
- 15:13 - Concerto in D major, RV 93 | 3. Allegro
- 17:23 - Giovanni Paisiello - Mandolin Concerto in E-Flat Major | Movement III
- 21:40 - Concerto in C major, RV 425 | 1. Allegro
- 24:21 - Concerto in C major, RV 425 | 2. Largo
- 27:11 - Concerto in C major, RV 425 | 3. Allegro
- 29:26 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Summer, RV 315 (from 'The Four Seasons) | 1. Allegro
- 34:20 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Summer, RV 315 (from 'The Four Seasons) | 2. Adagio
- 36:08 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Summer, RV 315 (from 'The Four Seasons) | 3. Presto
- 39:17 - Vivaldi in C major, RV 443 | Largo
Filmed in The Hercules Salon at the Château de Versailles
- Avi Avital - Mandolin
- Venice Baroque Orchestra
- Harpsichord - Lorenzo Feder
- Violin - Luca Mares, Nicola Mansutti
- Viola - Alessandra Di Vincenzo
- Lute - Ivano Zanenghi
- Cello - Daniele Bovo
- Double Bass - Nicola Barbieri
