L’Olimpiade: Sinfonia / VIVALDI RV 725 (Autograph score)

For strings and basso continuo I. Allegro (0:00) II. Andante (2:13) IIIa. Allegro (4:50) IIIb. Allegro molto (5:48) The first version of the third movement (IIIa) has had its pages glued together with wax and was superseded by an entirely different second version (IIIb). Both versions are played here in succession. First performance: 17 Feb 1734 Turin source: Foà 39 Related: I Virtuosi delle Muse, ‘Sinfonie d’opera’ Stefano Molardi, direzione Divox 70501 Images provided by - non-commercial use only.