Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso Op. 6 Np. 8 in G minor “Christmas Concerto”
21. prosinec 2020
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Convent of Saint Agnes, Prague – 21 December 2020
Marek Šedivý – conductor
Vlastimil Kobrle – violin
Petr Zdvihal – violin
Pavel Ludvík – violoncello
Vlastimil Kobrle – violin
Petr Zdvihal – violin
Pavel Ludvík – violoncello
The Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli played a key role in the development of the concerto grosso form and his work represented an important focus of study for the likes of J. S. Bach. Corelli’s Christmas Concerto did not receive its huge popularity during the composer’s lifetime. The six-movement composition concludes with the famous Pastorale ad libitum, referring to the music made by the shepherds during the journey to the new-born Jesus. The orchestra’s concertmasters, violinists Vlastimil Kobrle and Petr Zdvihal, and cellist Pavel Ludvík, are presented in the solos.
