Vivaldi four seasons biography
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THE STORY BEHIND: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
Title:The Four Seasons,op.8
Composer:Antonio Vivaldi(1678-1741)
Last time performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic:Last performed November 15, 2014 with Larry Rachleff conducting and soloist Jennifer Koh.
In addition to a solo violin, this piece is scored for strings.
The Story:In 1725, Antonio Vivaldi published a collection of 12 concertos under the collective title,Il Cimento dell’ Armonia e dell’ Inventione(“The Contest between Harmony and Invention”).
Vivaldi four seasons biography
The first four of these wereLe Quattro Stagioni,orThe Four Seasons. Vivaldi, a priest, was also a famous violinist of the time and boasted the title maestro di concerto of the Pio Ospidale della Pietà, a distinguished school of music, and maestro in Italia of the Austrian Count von Morzin (cousin to Haydn’s earliest patron).
Il Cimento’s dedication to von Morzin implies that his orchestra had already performedThe Four Seasons. J