Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque … Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor op. 95 "From the New World": Largo
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Sposa son disprezzata Sposa son disprezzata Fida, son oltraggiata Cieli che feci m…
Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor Op. 10 No. 2 RV. 104 'La notte': V. Allegro Малая в Америке зовёт меня Игорь Игорь крутой, Игорь Крутой …
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@kadzunk63
After many years this stll brings tears to my eyes... Many years ago my husband told me that this piece should be played at his funeral. At that time I thought that his funeral would be many years later than when he told me. At that time I had no knowledge whatsoever about what mental pain could do to a person, how it could bring that person on the brink of even thinking about taking their own life. My husband, however decidated he was to me and our children, had had so many years of fighting his "demons" as you might call them... finally came to a point in HIS life where he knew he could no longer fight. And even in taking the step to end his own life, he still wanted to leave something behind for me and our children. Feeling so sad that he had lost the fight against his inner demons, he STILL wanted to leave us with the promise of a better life, a "new world". He ended his life on 18th september 1992. And still left a note saying he wanted THAT song played at his funeral
For many years I fought against what he left us. I felt like he took the easy way out, and left us with the pieces. And yes, there was a time that I hated him for his choice.
Now, in 2019, I have learnt many lessons in life. Although I will never fully understand why he took that step on that particular day, I have learnt so much more about people. And now I think I know why he took that step, the only one he thought that there was left for him to take.
And, through (re)learning that, I have found that I still love him.
This september it will be 27 years ago that he traded this life for the next. He still guides our children. Not in a physical form, but in feeling, in still being there. In giving them (and me) tokens of his "being there".
So even now, I still get tears to my eyes. Not about what I have lost but about feeling (again) that he is still there for me and our children.
There is still an Angel Wing that watches over me when I go to sleep, and I wouldn't be surprised if that is him.
@lspg5397
I'm currently standing in front of Dvoraks grave in Vysehrad, Prague and listening to this. It's so amazing.
@n.b.a.basketbal
That's got to be such a surreal experience
@lspg5397
It really was, but it felt amazing :)
@priyeeshofonie9615
wow
@radawson1018
That is a wonderful visual. I can’t imagine how monumentally moved I would be in the same situation. Cheers from the US!
@otterfox488
Miloslav Raus I am cryingg 🤣
@kadzunk63
After many years this stll brings tears to my eyes... Many years ago my husband told me that this piece should be played at his funeral. At that time I thought that his funeral would be many years later than when he told me. At that time I had no knowledge whatsoever about what mental pain could do to a person, how it could bring that person on the brink of even thinking about taking their own life. My husband, however decidated he was to me and our children, had had so many years of fighting his "demons" as you might call them... finally came to a point in HIS life where he knew he could no longer fight. And even in taking the step to end his own life, he still wanted to leave something behind for me and our children. Feeling so sad that he had lost the fight against his inner demons, he STILL wanted to leave us with the promise of a better life, a "new world". He ended his life on 18th september 1992. And still left a note saying he wanted THAT song played at his funeral
For many years I fought against what he left us. I felt like he took the easy way out, and left us with the pieces. And yes, there was a time that I hated him for his choice.
Now, in 2019, I have learnt many lessons in life. Although I will never fully understand why he took that step on that particular day, I have learnt so much more about people. And now I think I know why he took that step, the only one he thought that there was left for him to take.
And, through (re)learning that, I have found that I still love him.
This september it will be 27 years ago that he traded this life for the next. He still guides our children. Not in a physical form, but in feeling, in still being there. In giving them (and me) tokens of his "being there".
So even now, I still get tears to my eyes. Not about what I have lost but about feeling (again) that he is still there for me and our children.
There is still an Angel Wing that watches over me when I go to sleep, and I wouldn't be surprised if that is him.
@laiyinquan8355
Dear Mdm,
As much as I can understand you wish to move on from this tragedy, I am sorry for your loss. I am glad that your husband has suggested this work of beauty as his means of saying: "Go on without me, my love." I presume he was a remarkable man.
@homeworldmusic
And I want this, and the chorale from Holst's "Jupiter" to be played at my funeral, should any attend.
@youmeandgravity
I'm so sorry to hear about your family's tragedy. Thank you for sharing this story