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Article: Vivaldi: The Complete Sonatas for Cello and Basso Continuo
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- August 1, 2003
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The Last Word?
New urtext may stand as the definitive edition of Vivaldi's sonatas for cello and continuo
Vivaldi: The Complete Sonatas for Cello and Basso Continuo edited by Hoffmann. Barenreiter Urtext, BA 6995, 166 pp., euro28.90.
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) AND LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) had much in common: Both were major contributors to the 18th-century cello literature, both published only a small portion of their total creative output during their lifetimes, and both were largely ignored before the 20th century. And, unfortunately, good editions of their complete cello works continue to be elusive. The German publishing house Barenreiter (www.baerenreiter.com) has plugged an ...