Antonio Vivaldi is the master of the Baroque instrumental
concerto. He was hugely influential, even J.S. Bach transcribed
some of Vivaldi's music. His greatest known work is also
one of the best known of all baroque pieces, Op. 8 (1725),
a set of four violin concerti known as The Four Seasons.
Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy on March 4, 1678. He studied
music while training to be a priest. In 1703 Vivaldi was
ordained and worked for years as a violin teacher at a church
orphanage. A set of his concertos, L'estro armonico (Harmonic
Inspiration), was published in 1711 and became a best seller.
Vivaldi became internationally famous as a violin virtuoso
and composer. He wrote instrumental concertos
and sonatas, and liturgical music and a number of
operas. Vivaldi's lavish lifestyle and declining popularity
led to him living in poverty during his late years. He died
on July 28, 1741. Vivaldi's music had been forgotten within
a few decades of his death. It was only beginning in the
1920s that his work was revived and he became know as one
of the greatest composers of the Baroque. |
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1710
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CDs and DVDs
1711 L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments,
strings and continuo, Op. 3 Concerto
1713 -1734 Operas Italian Baroque Opera
1715 Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin
(ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings and continuo in
D major, RV 589 Gloria
1716 Chamber Concerto ("La notte"), for flute
or violin, 2 violins, bassoon and continuo in G minor,
RV 104 Concerto
1716 Chamber Concerto, for recorder, 2 violins and continuo
in A minor, RV 108 Concerto
1716 Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins
and continuo in D major, RV 93 Concerto
1725 Il cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Invenzione, concertos
(12) for solo instrument, strings, and continuo, Op. 8 Concerto
1725 The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4)
for violin, strings, and continuo ("Il cimento"
Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4 Violin Concerto
1729 -1730 Concerto alla rustica, for strings and continuo
in G major, RV 151 Concerto
1729 -1730 Concerto for strings and continuo in C major,
RV 114 Concerto
1730 Trio Sonata for violin, lute and continuo in C major,
RV 82 Trio Sonata
1739 Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus, strings and
continuo in G minor (Venice Version), RV 611 Magnificat
before 1742 Beatus vir, (Psalm 112 ) for 5 solo voices,
double chorus, 2 oboes, 2 organs, double strings and continuo
in C major, RV 597 Psalm Setting
before 1742 Cantata(s) Cantata
before 1742 Concerto for 3 violins, strings and continuo
in F Major, RV 551 Concerto
before 1742 Concerto for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and
continuo in F major, RV 99 Concerto
before 1742 Double Cello Concerto, for 2 cellos, strings
and continuo in G Minor, RV 531 Concerto for Two String
Instruments
before 1742 Double Concerto, for viola d'amore and lute,
strings and continuo in D minor, RV 540 Concerto for Two
String Instruments
before 1742 Double Flute Concerto, for 2 flutes, strings
and continuo in C Major, RV 533 Concerto for Two Solo
Instruments
before 1742 Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings
and continuo in G major, RV 532 Concerto for Two String
Instruments
before 1742 Double Trumpet Concerto for 2 trumpets, strings
and continuo in C Major, RV 537 Concerto for Two Solo
Instruments
before 1742 Mandolin Concerto, for mandolin, strings and
continuo in C major, RV 425 Concerto
before 1742 Nisi Dominus (Psalm 127), for voice, viola d'amore,
strings and continuo in G minor, RV 608 Psalm Setting
before 1742 Piccolo (Flautino) Concerto, for piccolo (or
recorder/flute), strings and continuo in C Major, RV 444
Piccolo Concerto
before 1742 Recorder (Flute) Concerto, for recorder or flute,
strings and continuo in C Minor, RV 441 Recorder Concerto
before 1742 Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins,
viola and continuo in B minor, RV 169 Baroque Sinfonia
for Orchestra
before 1742 Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings and
continuo in F minor, RV 621 Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra
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