Working for the Weekend

I had a pretty good day off yesterday, doing pretty much exactly as I pleased and nothing more.  I caught up on my sleep and did a few things around the house, but not much else.  The mellow mood has continued into today as I try to conserve my strength for Friday Truck Night at work.  Then once again I have the Weekend free for my own devices.  I did put off the weekly shopping and errands until tomorrow, but then I can take my time and enjoy the accomplishing of the same without having to rush through anything.  

So how will we get the Weekend started?  How about a healthy selection of Celestial Music from my favorite of the Italian Baroque Composers, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. When choosing Music for listening or posting, I have a bad habit of defaulting to the Baroque Italian Composers like Boccherini, Corelli, Guiliani and of course Vivaldi.  I usually try to give you guys some variety, but today I am in "that mood" which dictates the selection of the Baroque.  Today's Play list includes 12 of Vivaldi's Violin Sonatas, Opus 2 and goes like this:

Sonata No. 1 in G minor, RV 27:
I. Preludio. Andante - 00:00
II. Giga. Allegro - 04:16
III. Sarbanda. Largo - 06:33
IV. Corrente. Allegro - 10:15
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, RV 31:
I. Preludio a Capriccio. Presto-Adagio-Presto - 12:50
II. Corrente. Allegro - 14:13
III. Adagio - 16:40
IV. Giga. Allegro - 18:05
Sonata No. 3 in D minor, RV 14:
I. Preludio. Andante - 20:52
II. Corrente. Allegro - 30:07
III. Adagio - 32:29
IV. Giga. Allegro - 34:15
Sonata No. 4 in F Major, RV 20:
I. Andante - 36:27
II. Allemanda. Allegro - 41:33
III. Sarabanda. Andante - 44:22
IV. Corrente. Presto - 48:12
Sonata No. 5 in B minor, RV 36:
I. Preludio. Andante - 51:54
II. Corrente. Allegro - 56:16
III. Giga. Presto - 59:06
Sonata No. 6 in C Major, RV 1:
I. Preludio. Andante - 01:00:48
II. Allemanda. Presto - 01:07:59
III. Giga. Allegro - 01:09:59
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, RV 8:
I. Preludio. Andante - 01:12:13
II. Allemanda. Allegro - 01:16:00
III. Corrente. Allegro - 01:19:01
Sonata No. 8 in G Major, RV 23:
I. Preludio. Largo - 01:21:24
II. Giga. Presto - 01:25:12
III. Corrente. Allegro - 01:27:50
Sonata No. 9 in E minor, RV 16:
I. Preludio. Andante - 01:29:36
II. Capriccio. Allegro - 01:38:23
III. Giga. Allegro - 01:39:57
IV. Gavotta. Presto - 01:43:05
Sonata No. 10 in F minor, RV 21:
I. Preludio. Largo - 01:44:07
II. Allemanda. Allegro - 01:48:16
III. Giga. Allegro - 01:50:52
Sonata No. 11 in D Major, RV 9:
I. Preludio. Andante - 01:53:17
II. Fantasia. Presto - 02:00:14
III. Gavotta. Allegro - 02:02:02
Sonata No. 12 in A minor, RV 32:
I. Preludio. Andante - 02:04:10
II. Capriccio. Presto - 02:10:54
III. Grave - 02:12:37
IV. Allemanda. Allegro - 02:14:40

Today's performance is  by Salvatore Accardo on Violin; Rohan de Saram on Cello and Bruno Canino on Harpsichord.  To continue the mellow melodies over on my tumblr, there are Vivaldi's La Stravaganza Concerti, Opus 4 with I Musici and Soloists Felix Ayo, Violin; Walter Gallozzi, Violin (Track 7); Sylvie Gazeau, Violin (5, 6); Enzo Altobelli, Cello Obbligato (7) and Maria Teresa Garatti, Harpsichord (8), Organ (7, 9-12).  Enjoy the Overdose!

For a little visual enhancement to the Melodious Music, how about feeding your libido's imagination with this week's superb edition of Fantasy Fuel posted down below.  Over on my tumblr Christian Elliot, springs off the page and into your consciousness as Your Hottie of the Day! in a photograph by Adam Bouska.  Thanks for the visit, see you again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!