Lute concerto in D major (Vivaldi)

[1][2] According to AllMusic critic Brian Robins, the ritornello "contrasts a tuneful opening theme with a more lyrical motif in the minor mode.

[2] Robins describes this movement as a "reflective meditation by the soloist" against accompaniment by the violins and pizzicato bass.

[1] Robins praises the movement's "exquisitely simple shift from triple to duple meter.

[3] The concerto is played on the Ontario Parliament Network and is performed by Canadian guitarists Liona Boyd and Norbert Kraft.

[1] The 2nd movement, Largo, was incorporated into Georges Delerue's Oscar-winning score for the 1979 film A Little Romance and played (on guitar) in the 1972 Western The Cowboys.