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The Only Complete Edition of
Antonio Vivaldi’s “La Stravaganza”
STRINGS STREICHER – VIOLA
NEW 2019
Vivaldi, Antonio
(1678–1741)
La Stravaganza op. 4
12 Concertos for Violin,
Strings and Basso continuo
Urtext / Ed. B. Schwemer
Volume 1
☞ BA 7566-90° Piano reduction
Volume 2
☞ BA 7567-90° Piano reduction
Antonio Vivaldi’s 12 concertos
op. 4 known by the name of
“La Stravaganza” were first
mentioned as a collection of
“Concerti a 4” in the 1711
Foreword of “L’Estro Armonico”
op. 3. Their publication had to
wait until 1716, when Estienne
Roger issued them in two
volumes of six concertos each.
However, unlike the original
announcement, “La Stravaganza”
is more than a collection of
concertos for solo violin with
string accompaniment: in five
of the concertos the soloist is
joined by a second solo violin or
even by a solo violoncello
(Concerto No. 7).
The many reprints of
“La Stravaganza” bear witness
to its popularity and widespread
dissemination well into the
1730s. Besides the surviving
prints, there is a significant
body of handwritten sources
containing alternative versions
for seven of the concertos.
Some of these manuscripts
stem from the music library of
Johann Georg Pisendel.
This edition of “La Stravaganza”
is not only the first scholarlycritical
edition, it is also the
only complete edition available.
In addition to the twelve
concertos handed down in
the Roger edition, Bärenreiter
offers an additional concerto
in full score, piano reduction
and parts contained in the 1728
print issued by the English
publishers Walsh & Hare,
as well as alternative versions
(without viola) found in
handwritten sources for
Concertos No. 6 (Libro Primo)
and No. 11 (Libro Secondo).
• The only complete edition
currently available
• Orchestral parts in large
format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)
• Each full score with a
Foreword (Ger/Eng) and
Critical Commentary (Eng)
From: Vivaldi, La Stravaganza op. 4, Libro Primo · BA 7566
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