Vivaldi (Camwell): Concerto RV548 for Oboe (or Flute), Soprano Saxophone and Keyboard

Code: JP5123ISMN: 979-0-3019-0327-8Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote many concertos that featured a variety of instruments as soloists. The Double Concerto in B-flat, RV 548, was originally written for oboe, violin, strings, and continuo, and is a good representation of the traditional concerto form of the time - Fast, Slow, Fast. The Allegro movements are sprightly and full of musical enthusiasm, while the middle movement is beautifully rhapsodic. Three different instrumentations have been prepared by Dave Camwell for this concerto: 1) oboe or flute, soprano saxophone and keyboard, 2) two soprano saxophones and keyboard, and 3) two alto saxophones and keyboard. The version that features saxophone with a different instrument (oboe or flute) follows the original closely, in that the oboe/flute plays the melody, with the saxophone taking the harmonically supportive secondary line. In the versions for two soprano or two alto saxophones, the melody is shared equally.