Vivaldi's Cello

Vivaldi’s Cello
Studio album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Released	2004
Recorded	November 17–20, 2003
Venue	Leiden, Netherlands
Studio	De Stadsgehoorzaal
Genre	Classical, baroque
Label	Sony Classical Records
Producer	Tini Mathot
Yo-Yo Ma chronology
The Dvořák Album (2004) Vivaldi’s Cello (2004) Obrigado Brazil Live (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Vivaldi’s Cello is an album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman as conductor, released in 2004 on Sony Classical Records. It contains various arrangements taken from Antonio Vivaldi's operas and oratorios.^[2][3][4][5]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 531" "I. Allegro"	3:18
2.	"II. Largo" (Violin solo performed on cello)	2:31
3.	"III. Allegro"	3:10
4.	"The Four Seasons - Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, "Winter" Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297" "II. Largo"	1:45
5.	"Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 423" "I. Allegro"	3:30
6.	"II. Largo"	2:20
7.	"III. Allegro"	3:34
8.	""Cosi Sugl' Occhi Miei" from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714"	2:53
9.	"Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540" "I. Allegro"	5:22
10.	"II. Largo"	2:31
11.	"III. Allegro"	3:06
12.	""La Gloria Del Mio Sangue" from Giustino, RV 717"	2:49
13.	"Concerto in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 401" "I. Allegro non molto"	4:16
14.	"II. Adagio"	2:58
15.	"III. Allegro ma non molto"	2:58
16.	""Noli, O Cara, Te Adorantis" from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644"	5:00
17.	""Laudamus Te" from Gloria, RV 589"	2:26
18.	""Quanto Magis Generosa" from Juditha Triumphans, RV 644"	10:14
19.	""Dite Oihme" from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714"	2:23

Personnel

• Yo-Yo Ma - cello

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

• Ton Koopman - conductor, harpsichord, organ
• Margaret Faultless - violin
• Foskien Kooistra - violin
• Catherine Martin - violin
• Fanny Pestalozzi - violin
• David Rabinovich - violin
• Alida Schat - violin
• Carla Marotta - violin
• Silvia Schweinberger - violin
• Ruth Slater - violin
• Katherine McGillivray - viola
• Jane Rogers - viola
• Jonathan Manson - cello
• Catherine Jones - cello
• Alberto Rasi - double bass
• Alfredo Bernardini - oboe
• Michel Henry - oboe
• Woulter Verschuren - bassoon
• Mike Fentross - lute

Production

• Producer: Tini Mathot
• Arrangement: Ton Koopman
• Engineers: Adriaan Versteijnen
• Photography: Stephen Danelian

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Billboard 200[6]	175
	Billboard Classical Albums[7]	2

References

1. Manheim, James. "Vivaldi's Cello". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
2. Kemp, Lindsay (August 1, 2004). "Vivaldi's Cello". Gramophone. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
3. The Atlantic Monthly: Vol. 293. Atlantic Monthly Company. 2004. p. 137. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
4. Walker, Ian (December 8, 2020). "CD Review: Music for the ADHD Brain: Yo Yo Ma Recordings". Emlian Communications. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
5. Fleming, John (August 29, 2005). "Selling Yo-Yo Ma to the masses". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
6. "Vivaldi's Cello (200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
7. "Vivaldi's Cello (Classical)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

External links

• Vivaldi's Cello at Discogs
• Vivaldi's Cello at AllMusic