Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor RV 531 Voices of Music (original instruments)

One of the finest of the double concertos for cellos, the G Minor combines virtuoso passagework with a lively double ritornello. Performed on original instruments by San Francisco Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music. Featuring William Skeen & Tanya Tomkins, solo baroque cellos; Carla Moore & Cynthia Freivogel, baroque violins; Katherine Kyme, baroque viola; Farley Pearce, continuo cello, Katherine Heater, baroque organ; Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord

[VoicesofMusic]

Baroque cellos have four or five strings, you can see in the videos on our channel both kinds, as well as the viola da gamba, which has six or seven strings. An original cello is not necessarily better than a modern copy, but it has lots of layers in the sound from age. Not all baroque cellos sound good, but the best ones are amazing. The original five string cello in this recording is actually rarer than a Strad, very few of the five string ones survive in original condition.

[ter_park]

So interesting! i just started to learn how to play cello from my friend and it's fun haha oh man i just love how human created these wonderful instruments

[agwilt]

I was looking for a *good* youtube recording of the piece .. found it! Amazing

[camerenanai]

Love the sound of the baroque instruments! :)

[AleeraGorvan]

Marvellous. Exact, rhythmic, very well articulated. =)
Thank you very much for this upload!

[unagondolaunremo]

wonderful, perfect! bravo tania and william and all the musicians! thanks for sharing

[VoicesofMusic]

These are original baroque cellos. You can see a live version on our channel
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[jonnykam]

Congratulations and thanks, excellent performance!

[ozymandiasgirl]

were playing this in orchestra i love this peice

[belkismartin]

Antonio Vivaldi Maravilloso.Vivaldi es Vivaldi
Buenas noches Constantina Nioi.Buen descanso🌿💜🌿

[AriannaCunningham]

I'm going to play the 1st Violin part in the 1st Movement from this Concerto with the Grimsley High School Orchestra during Concerto Night on April 19th!!!

[VoicesofMusic]

We posted the other movements in live, high definition video.

[DavidMGarens]

Original instruments have such a gutsy sound--It wasn't meant to be a pun.

[ter_park]

Wow... it sounds much lighter and richer than modern instruments

[Nivimary]

@RebekahElena
Couldn't agree more :D

[ter_park]

oh, that's interesting. i heard that baroque cellos don't have an end-pin and have 7 strings. so, with those and a light frog makes it much harder to play, i guess? does replica sound very much different with the originals?

[KarenandKaren]

well, it's baroque era, which had a more light sound. my teacher owns a baroque bow, and it doesn't have a heavy frog at the end, so it was really physically impossible for the musicians NOT play lightly. I'm actually wondering if the players in this recording used some sort of replica of the older instruments...

[ciuicaflorian]

perchè non hai pubblicato anche la seconda e la terza parte del concerto?te lo dico perche è un vero peccato...l'opera è meravigilosa soprattutto suonata con questi strumenti

[thecircleofbirth]

Doesn't Yo Yo Ma play a 5-string on one of the unaccompanied Bach suites?

[journeymancellist]

“One of the finest...”? Are there any other double cello concertos?