Giovanni Battista Viotti - Violin Concerto No. 21,22, 23, 24

 

Giovanni Battista Viotti

(12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London.

 

Violin Concerto No.21

 

Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G. 97  

 

00:02 I. Moderato
15:29 II. Adagio
22:59 III. Agitato assai

Violin : Lola Bobesco
Staatliche Philharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz / Kurt Redel

 

Viotti's most notable compositions are his twenty-nine violin concertos, which were an influence

on Ludwig van Beethoven. one in particular, No. 22 in A minor (1792), is still very frequently performed—especially by advanced student players. The other concertos are of similar quality but almost never heard; however in 2005 violinist Franco Mezzena released an integral set on the Dynamic label.

 

Violin Concerto No.23 in G-major (1794)

[Picture: Luca Ferrari - Venus Preventing Aeneas from Killing Helen of Troy (17th century)]

Mov.I: Allegro 00:00
Mov.II: Andante 12:19
Mov.III: Allegro 18:09

Violinist: Mauro Ranieri
Orchestra: Accademia dei Filarmonici

 

 

Violin Concerto No. 24 in B minor, G. 105(1797)

00:04 I. Maestoso
15:40 II. Andante sostenuto
20:27 III. Allegretto

Violin / Conductor : Guido Rimonda
Camerata Ducale Orchestra