The attractive Concerto in D major (RV 95), a Quintet for flute a bec (flute), oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo, is a formation Vivaldi chose repeatedly. We have edited it according to the 16-page autograph of the score, in oblong format, titled La Pastorella Concto. del Vivaldi. The scoring indications heading the staves are Flauto ò Violo, Aubois, Violo, Fagotto and Basso. The manuscript is kept in the Biblioteca Nazionale in Turin (Giordano vol. 31, fol. 235-242). Dynamics and bass figures are lacking. Vivaldi's basses are always figured, whether bearing figures or not. The composer's melodic imagination is invariably based on a polyphonically structured harmony. With this in mind, I have tried to support the composer's intentions with my realization of the bass part. (Andreas Kohn)