La Chiesa
Donald Macleod focuses on the sacred music of Vivaldi. With Violin Concerto in C, RV581; Gloria, RV589; Violin Sonata in A, Op 2 No 2.
As part of Baroque Spring, a month long season of Baroque music and culture, Donald Macleod explores the sacred music of Vivaldi.
For a small city, Venice in the eighteenth century was teeming with churches, convents and oratories. It's estimated that 1 in 20 adult Venetians was a priest or a nun, and that included Vivaldi himself. His two careers, as musician and priest, ran side by side for his whole life (although he applied himself to one with rather more enthusiasm than the other). The result was a collection of glorious music for use in Church, where huge congregations would gather and unable to applaud, would show their appreciation of the music of the Maestro by shuffling their feet and coughing.
Last on
Music Played
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in C Per la SS.Assunzione di Maria Vergine RV581
Performer: Antonio de Secondi (violin) Performer: Concerto Italiano Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)
- OPUS OP30383.
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria RV589
Performer: Nancy Argenta (soprano) Performer: Ingrid Attrot (soprano) Performer: Catherine Denley (alto) Performer: English Concert Choir Performer: English Concert Performer: Trevor Pinnock (director)
- ARCHIV 4233862.
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Sonata in A, op.2 no.2 RV31
Performer: Salvatore Accardo (violin) Performer: Bruno Canino (harpsichord) Performer: Rohan de Saram (cello)
- Philips 4269292.
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in C Per la SS.Assunzione di Maria Vergine RV581
- OPUS:OP30383.
- 26.
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria RV589
- ARCHIV:4233862.
- 12.
-
![]()
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Sonata in A, op.2 no.2 RV31
- Philips:4269292.
- 5.
Broadcasts
- Thu 21 Mar 2013 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Thu 21 Mar 2013 18:30大象传媒 Radio 3
Vaughan Williams Today
Programmes, concerts and features celebrating Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary.
Beethoven Unleashed 鈥� the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod鈥檚 best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time 鈥� why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.