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Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Music | History The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. They were written around 1716–1717 and published in 1725 in Amsterdam, together with eight additional concerti, as Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention). The Four Seasons is the best known of Vivaldi's works. Though three of the concerti are wholly original, the first, "Spring", borrows motifs from a sinfonia in the first act of Vivaldi's contemporaneous opera Il Giustino. The inspiration for the concertos is not the countryside around Mantua, as initially supposed, where Vivaldi was living at the time, since according to Karl Heller they could have been written as early as 1716–1717, while Vivaldi was engaged with the court of Mantua only in 1718. They were a revolution in musical conception: in them Vivaldi represented flowing creeks, singing birds (of different species, each specifically characterized), a shepherd and his barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, drunken dancers, hunting parties from both the hunters' and the prey's point of view, frozen landscapes, and warm winter fires. Unusually for the period, Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying sonnets (possibly written by the composer himself) that elucidated what it was in the spirit of each season that his music was intended to evoke. The concerti therefore stand as one of the earliest and most detailed examples of what would come to be called program music—i.e., music with a narrative element. Vivaldi took great pains to relate his music to the texts of the poems, translating the poetic lines themselves directly into the music on the page. For example, in the middle section of "Spring", when the goatherd sleeps, his barking dog can be heard in the viola section. The music is elsewhere similarly evocative of other natural sounds. Vivaldi divided each concerto into three movements (fast–slow–fast), and, likewise, each linked sonnet into three sections. We are a educational channel specializing in history of classical music. Our goal is to spread classical music to the greatest number of people. Explore our channel and listen to more works by Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Haydn, Schumann, Schubert, Vivaldi, Dvorak, Debussy and more! I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to Subscribe. 🎧 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopClassicalMusic 🔴 WebSite: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.com #MusicHistory #FourSeasons #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in C major Op. 8 No. 12 Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and Roman Catholic 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 musical 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. For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in B flat Major Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and Roman Catholic 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 musical 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. For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto della Madonna dei fiori, RV606 - Laudate Dominum Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and Roman Catholic 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 musical 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. For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531 Vivaldi’s Cello is a 2004 album of various arrangements taken from Antonio Vivaldi's operas and oratorios performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, conductor. The album was recorded on November 17-20, 2003 at De Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and Roman Catholic 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 musical 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. For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630, is a sacred motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735 to an anonymous Latin text, the title of which may be translated as "In this world there is no honest peace" or "There is no true peace in this world without bitterness". Written in the key of E major and in the typical lyrical Italian Baroque style, it is scored for solo soprano, two violins, viola and basso continuo, this would normally be a cello and keyboard instrument, in Vivaldi's case often the organ. The text dwells on the imperfections of a world full of evil and sin, and praises Jesus for the salvation he offers from it. It is considered to be one of Vivaldi's most beautiful solo motets. The motet consists of three parts (Aria; Recitative; Aria), followed by a concluding Alleluia. A full performance of the piece takes approximately 13 minutes. Nulla in mundo pax sincera RV 630 1. I Nulla in mundo pax sincera 6:43 2. II Blando colore oculos mundus decipit 4:44 III Spirat anguis inter flores 3. Alleluia 2:02 For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie (Judith triumphant over the barbarians of Holofernes), RV 644, is an oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi, the only survivor of the four that he is known to have composed. Although the rest of the oratorio survives completely intact, the overture has been lost. The Latin libretto was written by Iacopo Cassetti based upon the Book of Judith. The exact date of composition and performance of Juditha triumphans are not known, but the allegorical treatment of the Venetian defense of Corfu dominated public discussion in Venice throughout 1716. This work was an allegorical description of the victory of the Venetians (the Christians) over the Turks in August 1716. The work was commissioned to celebrate the victory of the Republic of Venice over the Turks during the siege of Corfu: in July 1716, the Turks had landed on Corfu and set siege to the island. The population resisted the occupation and, in August, Venice signed an alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor. On 18 August, under the leadership of count Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, the decisive battle was won and the Turks abandoned the island. Although widely reported to have been performed at the Ospedale della Pietà in November 1716, the victorious General Schulenburg could not have been in the audience of any performance prior to January 3, 1717. Juditha Triumphans RV 644 01 - Chorus militum pugnantium in Acie cum timpano bellico: Arma, caedes 02 - Recitativo Holofernes: Felix en fausta dies 03 - Aria Holofernes: Nil arma, nil bella 04 - Recitativo Vagaus et Holofernes: Mi Dux, Domine mi 05 - Aria Vagaus: Matrona inimica 06 - Recitativo Holofernes et Vagaus: Huc accedat Matrona 07 - Aria Juditha: Quo cum Patriae me ducit amore 08 - Recitativo Abra: Ne timeas non 09 - Aria Abra: Vultus tui vago splendori 10 - Recitativo Abra et Juditha: Vide humilis prostrata 11 - Vagaus et adstantium militum chorus: O quam vaga 12 - Recitativo Vagaus: Quem vides prope 13 - Aria Vagaus: Quamvis ferro 14 - Recitativo Holofernes et Jutitha: Quid cerno! 15 - Aria Juditha: Quanto magis generosa 16 - Recitativo Holofernes et Juditha: Magna, o foemina petis 17 - Aria Holofernes: Sede o cara 18 - Recitativo Juditha et Holofernes: Tu Judux es 19 - Aria Juditha: Agitata infido flatu 20 - Recitativo Holofernes: In tentorio supernae 21 - Aria Vagaus: O servi volate 22 - Recitativo Vagaus et Abra: Tu quoque hebraica ancilla 23 - Aria Juditha: Veni, me sequere 24 - Recitativo Abra: Venio Juditha 25 - Aria Abra: Fulgeat sol frontis decorae 26 - Recitativo di Abra: In urbe interim pia 27 - Chorus virginum psalentium in Bethulia: Mundi Rector 28 - Recitativo Ozias: Summi Regis in mente 29 - Aria Ozias: O Sydera, o stellae 30 - Recitativo Ozias et Holofernes: Jam saevientis in hostem 31 - Aria Holofernes: Nox obscura 32 - Recitativo Holofernes et Juditha: Belligerae meae sorti 33 - Aria Juditha: Transit aetas 34 - Recitativo Holofernes et Juditha: Haec in crastinum serva 35 - Aria Holofernes: Noli o cara te adorantis 36 - Recitativo Juditha et Holofernes: Tibi dona salutis 37 - Chorus: Plena noctare non mero 38 - Recitativo Holofernes: Tormenta mentis tuae 39 - Aria Juditha: Vivat in pace 40 - Recitativo Juditha: Sic in Pace inter hostes 41 - Aria Vagaus: Umbrae carae 42 - Recitativo Vagaus: Quae fortunata es tu 43 - Aria Abra: Non ita reducem progeniem noto 44 - Recitativo Abra: Jam pergo, postes claudo 45 - Recitativo accompagnato Juditha: Summe Astroum Creator 46 - Aria Juditha: In somno profundo 47 - Recitativo accompagnato Juditha: Impii, indigni tiranni 48 - Recitativo Juditha et Abra: Abra, accipe munus 49 - Aria di Abra: Si fulgida per te 50 - Recitativo di Vagaus: Jam non procul ab axe 51 - Aria Vagaus: Armatae face 52 - Recitativo Ozias: Quam insolita luce 53 - Aria Ozias: Gaude felix Bethulia 54 - Recitativo accompagnato Ozias: Ita decreto aeterno 55 - Chorus exultantium Virginum pro Judithae triumpho: Salve invicta Juditha formosa For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi