Artist Biography For Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi 4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741 Was An Italian Baroque Musical Composer Virtuoso Violinist Teacher And Priest. Born In Venice The Capital Of The Venetian Republic He Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Baroque Composers And His Influence During His Lifetime Was Widespread Across Europe. He Composed Many Instrumental Concertos For The Violin And A Variety Of Other Instruments As Well As Sacred Choral Works And More Than Forty Operas. His Best-Known Work Is A Series Of Violin Concertos Known As The Four Seasons. Many Of His Compositions Were Written For The All-Female Music Ensemble Of The Ospedale Della Pietà A Home For Abandoned Children. Vivaldi Had Worked There As A Catholic Priest For 1 1/2 Years And Was Employed There From 1703 To 1715 And From 1723 To 1740. Vivaldi Also Had Some Success With Expensive Stagings Of His Operas In Venice Mantua And Vienna. After Meeting The Emperor Charles VI Vivaldi Moved To Vienna Hoping For Royal Support. However The Emperor Died Soon After Vivaldi's Arrival And Vivaldi Himself Died In Poverty Less Than A Year Later. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi Was Born On 4 March 1678 In Venice Then The Capital Of The Venetian Republic. He Was Baptized Immediately After His Birth At His Home By The Midwife Which Led To A Belief That His Life Was Somehow In Danger. Though The Reasons For The Child's Immediate Baptism Are Not Known For Certain It Was Done Most Likely Due Either To His Poor Health Or To An Earthquake That Shook The City That Day. In The Trauma Of The Earthquake Vivaldi's Mother May Have Dedicated Him To The Priesthood. The Ceremonies Which Had Been Omitted Were Supplied Two Months Later. Vivaldi's Parents Were Giovanni Battista Vivaldi And Camilla Calicchio As Recorded In The Register Of San Giovanni In Bragora. Vivaldi Had Eight Siblings Iseppo Santo Vivaldi Iseppo Gaetano Vivaldi Bonaventura Tomaso Vivaldi Margarita Gabriela Vivaldi Cecilia Maria Vivaldi Gerolama Michela Vivaldi Francesco Gaetano Vivaldi And Zanetta Anna Vivaldi. Giovanni Battista Who Was A Barber Before Becoming A Professional Violinist Taught Antonio To Play The Violin And Then Toured Venice Playing The Violin With His Young Son. Antonio Was Probably Taught At An Early Age Judging By The Extensive Musical Knowledge He Had Acquired By The Age Of 24 When He Started Working At The Ospedale Della Pietà. Giovanni Battista Was One Of The Founders Of The Sovvegno Dei Musicisti Di Santa Cecilia An Association Of Musicians. During His Lifetime Vivaldi Was Popular In Many Countries Throughout Europe Including France But After His Death His Popularity Dwindled. After The End Of The Baroque Period Vivaldi's Published Concerti Became Relatively Unknown And Were Largely Ignored. Even His Most Famous Work The Four Seasons Was Unknown In Its Original Edition During The Classical And Romantic Periods. In The Early 20th Century Fritz Kreisler's Concerto In C In The Style Of Vivaldi Which He Passed Off As An Original Vivaldi Work Helped Revive Vivaldi's Reputation. This Spurred The French Scholar Marc Pincherle To Begin An Academic Study Of Vivaldi's Oeuvre. Many Vivaldi Manuscripts Were Rediscovered Which Were Acquired By The Turin National University Library As A Result Of The Generous Sponsorship Of Turinese Businessmen Roberto Foa And Filippo Giordano In Memory Of Their Sons. This Led To A Renewed Interest In Vivaldi By Among Others Mario Rinaldi Alfredo Casella Ezra Pound Olga Rudge Desmond Chute Arturo Toscanini Arnold Schering And Louis Kaufman All Of Whom Were Instrumental In The Revival Of Vivaldi Throughout The 20th Century. In 1926 In A Monastery In Piedmont Researchers Discovered Fourteen Folios Of Vivaldi's Work That Were Previously Thought To Have Been Lost During The Napoleonic Wars. Some Missing Volumes In The Numbered Set Were Discovered In The Collections Of The Descendants Of The Grand Duke Durazzo Who Had Acquired The Monastery Complex In The 18th Century. The Volumes Contained 300 Concertos 19 Operas And Over 100 Vocal-Instrumental Works. The Resurrection Of Vivaldi's Unpublished Works In The 20th Century Is Mostly Due To The Efforts Of Alfredo Casella Who In 1939 Organized The Historic Vivaldi Week In Which The Rediscovered Gloria RV 589 And L'Olimpiade Were Revived. Since World War II Vivaldi's Compositions Have Enjoyed Wide Success. Historically Informed Performances Often On "original Instruments" Have Increased Vivaldi's Fame Still Further. Recent Rediscoveries Of Works By Vivaldi Include Two Psalm Settings Of Nisi Dominus RV 803 In Eight Movements And Dixit Dominus RV 807 In Eleven Movements . These Were Identified In 2003 And 2005 Respectively By The Australian Scholar Janice Stockigt. The Vivaldi Scholar Michael Talbot Described RV 807 As "arguably The Best Nonoperatic Work From Vivaldi's Pen To Come To Light Since … The 1920s". Vivaldi's 1730 Opera Argippo RV 697 Which Had Been Considered Lost Was Rediscovered In 2006 By The Harpsichordist And Conductor Ondřej Macek Whose Hofmusici Orchestra Performed The Work At Prague Castle On 3 May 2008—its First Performance Since 1730.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Die vier Jahreszeiten
This Is At Most One Season Of The "Four Seasons" Of Vivaldi's Composition.
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Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi Variation Arr. For Piano From Concerto For Strings In G Minor, RV 156
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Spring
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Summer In G Minor, RV. 315: III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Winter In F Minor, RV. 297: I. Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Die Vier Jahreszeiten
Antonio Vivaldi - Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Spring - Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For Strings In G Major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica": I. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Winter
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Cello Concerto In E Minor, RV 409: II. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Andante
Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Tempo Impetuoso D'estate
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Winter
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: Violin Concerto In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" No. 2 From "Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione", Op. 8 : III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For Lute, 2 Violins And Continuo In D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo Arr. For Guitar
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" Winter : I. Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" Summer : III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Winter 1st Mvt., The
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Summer 3rd Mvt., The
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Spring 1st Mvt., The
Antonio Vivaldi - Winter From The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Spring In E Major, RV. 269: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Cum Dederit
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" Winter : I. Allegro Non Molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto In G
Antonio Vivaldi - Viola D'amore Concerto In A Minor, RV 397: I. Vivace
Antonio Vivaldi - I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus, RV 608: 4. Cum Dederit Dilectis Suis Arr. Cello
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Autumn 1st Mvt., The
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Largo E Pianissimo Sempre
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For 2 Cellos In G Minor, RV 531: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Spring 3rd Mvt., The
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For 2 Mandolins, Strings And Continuo In G Major, RV. 532: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Lute Concerto In D Major, RV 93 Arr. A. Gentile : II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Spring' From 'The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto In E Major
50 Top Music Lyrics For Antonio Vivaldi - Frogtoon Music
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi Variation Arr. For Piano From Concerto For Strings In G Minor, RV 156 | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Spring | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Summer In G Minor, RV. 315: III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Winter In F Minor, RV. 297: I. Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Die Vier Jahreszeiten | Lyrics
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Antonio Vivaldi - Spring - Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For Strings In G Major, RV 151, "Alla Rustica": I. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Adagio | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Winter | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Cello Concerto In E Minor, RV 409: II. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Andante | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria In Excelsis Deo | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Tempo Impetuoso D'estate | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Winter | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: Violin Concerto In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" No. 2 From "Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione", Op. 8 : III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For Lute, 2 Violins And Continuo In D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo Arr. For Guitar | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" Winter : I. Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" Summer : III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Winter 1st Mvt., The | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Summer 3rd Mvt., The | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Spring 1st Mvt., The | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Winter From The Four Seasons | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Spring In E Major, RV. 269: I. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Cum Dederit | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" Winter : I. Allegro Non Molto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto In G | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Viola D'amore Concerto In A Minor, RV 397: I. Vivace | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - I. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus, RV 608: 4. Cum Dederit Dilectis Suis Arr. Cello | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Autumn 1st Mvt., The | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Largo E Pianissimo Sempre | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For 2 Cellos In G Minor, RV 531: I. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Spring 3rd Mvt., The | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto For 2 Mandolins, Strings And Continuo In G Major, RV. 532: III. Allegro | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Lute Concerto In D Major, RV 93 Arr. A. Gentile : II. Largo | Lyrics
Antonio Vivaldi - Spring' From 'The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto In E Major | Lyrics