![]() 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. 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. Armida is the tenth opera released within the Vivaldi Edition and the second Vivaldi opera recorded by Rinaldo Alessandrini. ![]() 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. Armida was a decisive work in Vivaldi’s life as it marked the moment when the Venetian composer became the link in musical history between Monteverdi and Rossini. 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. Following the success of Vivaldis opera Armida al campo dEgitto there, the prince appointed Vivaldi as maestro di cappella da camera.
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