Concerto A major : PV 222-F.I No. 139 RV 552. violin, 2. violin "per eco" and string orchestra with basso continuo. Piano reduction with solo parts.

From the middle of the 16th century, visitors to Venice were particularly captivated by the splendid sound of multi-choral music-making.

Antonio Vivaldi had certainly also become acquainted with this musical practice and used it as an inspiration for his own work.

In the Concerto in A major the solo violin is accompanied by a complete string orchestra, with a second violin "per eco in lontano" as an echoing voice positioned in the distance.

The composition reflects the transformation from the powerful baroque to the sensitive musical language. Instrumentation:violin, 2. violin "per eco" and string orchestra with basso continuoPV 222-F.I No. 139 RV 552