Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, is a collection of twelve concerti written by Arcangelo Corelli probably in the 1680s but not prepared for publication until 1714. They are among the finest and first examples of concerti grossi: concertos for a concertino group (here a 1st violin, a 2nd violin and a cello) and a ripieno group of strings with continuo. Their publication – decades after their composition and after Italian composers had moved to favor the ritornello concerto form associated with Vivaldi – caused waves of concerto grosso writing in Germany and England, where in 1739 George Frideric Handel honored Corelli directly with his own "Opus 6" collection of twelve.
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Arcangelo Corelli ~ Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major
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Arcangelo Corelli ~ Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major
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Arcangelo Corelli ~ Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major
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The first eight are concerti da chiesa while the last four are concerti da camera.
No. 1 in D major
- Largo
- Allegro
- Largo – Allegro
- Largo – Allegro
- Allegro
c. 12 minutes
No. 2 in F major
- Vivace – Allegro – Adagio
- Allegro
- Grave – Largo
- Allegro
c. 10 minutes
No. 3 in C minor
- Largo
- Allegro – Adagio
- Grave
- Vivace
- Allegro
c. 10 minutes
No. 4, in D major
- Adagio – Allegro
- Adagio
- Vivace
- Allegro – Giga: Presto
c. 10 minutes
No. 5, in B♭ major
- Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
- Adagio
- Allegro – Adagio
- Largo
- Allegro
c. 11 minutes
No. 6, in F major
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Largo
- Vivace
- Allegro
c. 12 minutes
No. 7, in D major
- Vivace – Allegro – Adagio
- Allegro
- Andante largo
- Allegro
- Vivace
c. 9 minutes
No. 8, in G minor
Also known as the Christmas Concerto as it was written for Christmas Eve and has a pastorale in the last movement.
- Vivace – Grave
- Allegro
- Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
- Vivace
- Allegro - Pastorale: Largo
c. 14 minutes
No. 9, in F major
c. 9 minutes
No. 10, in C major
- Preludio: Largo
- Allemanda: Allegro
- Adagio
- Corrente: Vivace
- Allegro
- Minuetto: Vivace
c. 13 minutes
No. 11, in B♭ major
- Preludio: Largo
- Allemanda: Allegro
- Adagio
- Largo
- Sarabanda: Largo
- Giga: Vivace
c. 10 minutes
No. 12, in F major
- Preludio: Adagio
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Sarabanda: Vivace
- Giga: Allegro
c. 10 minutes
Length estimates are drawn from the recording by The English Concert.
Discography
- Pavlo Beznosiuk (conductor and violin), The Avison Ensemble, 2 discs, Linn Records (2012)
See also
External links
- 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- PDF scores for Corelli, Op. 6 concerti grossi
- More on the Twelve Concerti Grossi
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This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 13:56