Violin Concerto in G minor, Op 8 no.E ven by Vivaldi's own quirky standards as an opera composer, this is strange. In Wednesday’s episode, Donald explores Vivaldi’s successes outside his native Venice, across Italy and throughout Europe, where the financial rewards could be much higher than on home soil.Īrmida - Act I Scene 13: “Armata di furore”Ĭoncerto for Multiple Instruments, 'per l'orchestra di Dresda' in G minor, RV 576 Vivaldi had many highs in his career, however he also had some difficult low points, finding himself embroiled in scandal and accused of immoral behaviour, before dying in poverty in a foreign city – his star having fallen from favour. We'll follow him from the start of his musical story, teaching at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, through his time as an opera composer, catering to the crowds who swarmed to Venice during carnival season, to his successes away from Venice.

This week, Donald Macleod puts these four celebrated concertos front and centre as he also explores the four seasons of Vivaldi’s own life, lingering a little in his summer. Thanks to his set of Concertos “The Four Seasons”, he remains one of the most famous and best loved composers today. Donald Macleod explores Vivaldi’s successes outside his native Venice, across Italy and throughout Europe.Īs performer, composer, impresario, musical director, and teacher, Antonio Vivaldi was a key figure in the musical life of Baroque Italy.

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