Composition: Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, RV 522 (Vivaldi, Antonio)
| Title | Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor |
| Alternative title | Concerto VIII |
| Creators | Antonio Vivaldi (composer) |
| Opus | RV 522 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1711 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro (4/4) | — | A minor | — |
| II. Larghetto e spiritoso (3/4) | — | D minor | — |
| III. Allegro (3/4) | — | A minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 cellos, strings and continuo | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Complete | 6 guitars and bass guitar | Edson Lopes |
| view | Complete | — | Farid Zehar |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos and strings | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Complete | oboe, violin, viola and cello | Joane Berube |
| view | Complete | 2 violins and piano | Tivadar Nachéz |
| view | Complete | 3 pianos | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Complete | organ | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 6 accordions, keyboard and bass | Paul De Bra |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | I. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Full Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin Solo I · view Violin Solo II · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Estienne Roger | — | Violins I (concertato e ripieno) · view Violins II (concertato e ripieno) · view Violins III (ripieno) · view Violins IV (ripieno) · view Violas I (ripieno) · view Violas II (ripieno) · view Cellos (ripieno) · view Basses (ripieno e continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Estienne Roger | 1711 | Complete Parts (color) · view Violins I (solo and ripieno) · view Violins II (solo and ripieno) · view Violins III · view Violins IV · view Violas I · view Violas II · view Cellos · view Basses and Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Estienne Roger | 1711 | Complete Parts (mono) · view Violins I (solo and ripieno) · view Violins II (solo and ripieno) · view Violins III · view Violins IV · view Violas I · view Violas II · view Cellos · view Basses and Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 solo · view Violin 2 solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Bassi (unrealized, with figures) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cembalo / Organo (realization) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 cellos, strings and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello Solo 1 · view Cello Solo 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Cembalo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 guitars and bass guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar Solo 1 · view Guitar Solo 2 · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 (A) · view Guitar 3 (B) · view Guitar 4 · view Bass Guitar · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view Double Bass solo 1 · view Double Bass solo 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos and strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe, violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe · view Violin · view Viola · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Schott | 1926 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score and Parts (Alternate version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Mainz | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 pianos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 6 accordions, keyboard and bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Roxana Pavel Goldstein (violin) and David Perry (violin) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | New Trinity Baroque (performer) and Predrag Gosta (performer) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | David Oistrakh (violin) and Igor Oistrakh (violin) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Allegro (No.1) | — | Professor P (performer) | For Accordion Orchestra (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For 2 Guitars and Guitar Ensemble (Lopes) | 1. Allegro · file 2. Larghetto e spiritoso · file 3. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano and Strings (Schoonenbeek) | Full performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For 3 Pianos (Schoonenbeek) | Synthesized performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Schoonenbeek) | Synthesized performance · file |
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