EChO Spring 2016 Concert 3 - EChO Early/Contemporary Orchestra ANTONIO VIVALDI: Concerto for Flute Concerto in E Minor, RV 431 Born: March 4, 1678 Died: July 28, 1741 Instrumentation: flute, violins, viola, continuo There is fascinatingly little information about this flute concerto online. Kirsten Hall, our flute soloist wrote this in an email about the piece: As I had been tracking down different recordings of the Vivaldi, I became more and more confused! In some recordings and on IMSLP, it's labeled as the E minor concerto RV 431. But in these two other recordings (which are the same 1st and third movements), it's the d minor "Il Gran Mogol" either RV 431a or RV 431 with a mysterious 2nd movement—which are different in each recording! https://open.spotify.com/track/6o2Ns9SRSZjbV3yrMxewYK https://open.spotify.com/album/7y4qtQ5fa4AN99QTo6PhfH But then in other recordings, the 431a is something completely different: https://open.spotify.com/album/2KSf8X9sYyOW1lnv4vPVWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0qM42nJoQQ And then, it seems that the Il Gran Mogul ms was recently discovered: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/07/vivaldi-flute-concerto-discovery-scotland Anyway, something strange is afoot. Cheers, Kirsten