Vivaldi and Venice
Donald Macleod focuses on the relationship between Vivaldi and his home city of Venice.
As part of Baroque Spring, a month long season of Baroque music and culture, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Vivaldi, beginning with the relationship between composer and his home town of Venice.
As Friedrich Nietzsche put it, "When I search for a word to replace that of Music, I can think only of Venice." Vivaldi lived in Venice almost his entire life and had fingers in many Venetian pies: he played the violin at St Mark's, wrote sacred music for services and festivals at some of the hundreds of churches, convents and oratories in the city, provided operas for the famous Carnival and taught at the Pieta. This week - the story of the perfect storm: one of the most prolific composers the world has ever known, born (during an earthquake) into the most musical city in Europe.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in F, op.8 no.3, Autumn
Performer: Andrew Manze (violin) Performer: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Performer: Ton Koopman (conductor)
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Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in F, op.10 no.1, La tempesta di mare
Performer: Wissam Boustany (flute) Performer: Peter Manning (violin) Performer: Stephen Morris (violin) Performer: Philip Dukes (viola) Performer: Tim Hugh (cello) Performer: Mary Scully (double bass) Performer: Steven Devine (cembalo)
- Nimbus Alliance:NI6167.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Juditha triumphans (extract)
Performer: Elly Ameling (Vagaus) Performer: Annelies Burmeister (Ozias) Performer: Berlin Radio Soloists Performer: Berlin Chamber Orchestra Performer: Vittorio Negri (conductor)
- Philips:4269552.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Armida al campo d Egitto (overture)
Performer: I Solisti Veneti Performer: Claudio Scimone (director)
- ERATO:4509963812.
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Performer: Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano) Performer: Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Performer: Sara Mingardo (contralto) Performer: Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor) Performer: Matteo Bellotto (baritone) Performer: Concerto Italiano Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in F, op.8 no.3, Autumn
Performer: Andrew Manze (violin) Performer: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Performer: Ton Koopman (conductor)
- ERATO:4509948112.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in F, op.10 no.1, La tempesta di mare
Performer: Wissam Boustany (flute) Performer: Peter Manning (violin) Performer: Stephen Morris (violin) Performer: Philip Dukes (viola) Performer: Tim Hugh (cello) Performer: Mary Scully (double bass) Performer: Steven Devine (cembalo)
- Nimbus Alliance:NI6167.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Juditha triumphans (extract)
Performer: Elly Ameling (Vagaus) Performer: Annelies Burmeister (Ozias) Performer: Berlin Radio Soloists Performer: Berlin Chamber Orchestra Performer: Vittorio Negri (conductor)
- Philips:4269552.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Armida al campo d Egitto (overture)
Performer: I Solisti Veneti Performer: Claudio Scimone (director)
- ERATO:4509963812.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Magnificat
Performer: Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano) Performer: Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Performer: Sara Mingardo (contralto) Performer: Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor) Performer: Matteo Bellotto (baritone) Performer: Concerto Italiano Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)
- OPUS:OP30383.
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