IL GARDELLINO – Cantabile – Antonio Vivaldi (Flute and Harpsichord)

IL GARDELLINO – Cantabile – Antonio Vivaldi

Throughout his career, Antonio Vivaldi showed an interest in pictorial representations, as in the case of the Four Seasons.

In the Flute Concerto, Op.10 no. 3 – Il Gardellino, he presents the song of the goldfinch, not as an exact representation – as Messiaen would do later – but in a stylized version, with many trills, repeated notes and arpeggios.

The bird’s song is presented in the extreme movements, which begin and end the piece.

However, in the enchanting central movement, the Cantabile, which is played here by a member of the Heralds of the Gospel, the bird is absent. The atmosphere is pastoral: the flute presents a tender melody. The accompaniment is limited here to the continuous sound of the harpsichord.

You can request the score of the three movements of Antonio Vivaldi’s Il Gardelino here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kvCHYbCxqgp6buHcxW4WoCLPJH4-shUS/view?usp=sharing

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