12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4 "La stravaganza" / Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357 : Vivaldi: 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4 "La stravaganza" / Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: 2. Grave e sempre piano
by Alan Loveday
About "12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4 "La stravaganza" / Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357 : Vivaldi: 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 4 "La stravaganza" / Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: 2. Grave e sempre piano" by Alan Loveday
The Grave from La stravaganza moves with a slow, ceremonial gravityโLoveday's violin a voice suspended in amber. The 'sempre piano' instruction lends a hushed intensity, as if the music is holding its breath. It's melancholy polished to a gleam.