A Fall from Dizzy Heights
Donald Macleod explores the peak of Vivaldi鈥檚 fame - commissions from the great and the good, and knighted by an emperor - and his rapid fall from grace to poverty and anonymity.
As a virtuoso violinist, as a teacher, as a priest and as a prolific composer, Antonio Vivaldi was a key figure in Baroque Italy and remains one of the most famous names in classical music today. In Thursday鈥檚 programme. Donald Macleod explores the peak of Vivaldi鈥檚 fame when he completed commissions for the great and the good and was knighted by an emperor, and his rapid fall from grace to poverty and anonymity.
Concerto per S.A.S.I.S.P.G.M.D.G.S.M.B., RV 574 - III. Allegro
Adrian Chandler (violin/director)
La Serenissima
Violin Concerto in E major 鈥渓a primavera鈥�, RV 269
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (conductor)
La Senna Festeggiante, RV693 鈥� Sinfonia
The Kings Consort
Robert King (conductor)
La Senna Festeggiante, RV693 - 鈥楶ieta dolcezza fanno il suo volto鈥�
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Hilary Summers (alto )
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
The Kings Consort
Robert King (conductor)
Violin Concerto No. 12 in B Minor 鈥淟a Cetra鈥�, RV 391
Rachel Podger (violin)
Holland Baroque Society
Argippo, RV697 鈥� Se lento ancora il fulmine
Cecilia Bartoli (Soprano)
Ensemble Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (director)
Il Bajazet, RV 703 - Sinfonia
L鈥橝rte Dell鈥滱rco
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
Produced by Sam Phillips for 大象传媒 Cymru Wales
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Antonio Vivaldi
Spring from the Four Seasons, RV 269
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- WARNER CLASSICS 2564632642.
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Antonio Vivaldi
La Senna Festeggiante, RV693 (extracts)
Performer: The Kings Consort. Conductor: Robert King.- HYPERION CDA673612.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No 12 in B Minor, RV 391 (La Cetra)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Holland Baroque Society.- CHANNEL CCSSA33412.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Argippo: Act I 'Se lento ancora il fulmine'
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Conductor: Jean鈥怌hristophe Spinosi.- DECCA 4834475.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Il Bajazet: Sinfonia
Performer: L'Arte dell'Arco. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472775012.
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