Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. Born in Venice, he is recognized 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 where Vivaldi (who had been ordained as a Catholic priest) was employed 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 preferment. However, the Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and Vivaldi himself died, in poverty, less than a year later.


ANTONIO VIVALDI GREATEST HITS 01 Symphony in C Major, RV 112 I. Allegro 00:00 / II. Andante 01:55 / III. Presto 03:48 02 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269 "Spring" I. Allegro 04:30 / II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 07:46 / III. Allegro pastorale 10:08 03 Concerto for Strings & Continuo in C Major, RV 113 I. Allegro 13:52 / II. Grave 15:51 / III. Allegro 17:37 04 Concerto for Strings in D Major, RV 121 I. Allegro molto 20:44 / II. Adagio 22:58 / III. Allegro 24:00 05 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "Summer" I. Allegro non molto 25:59 / II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte 31:05 / III. Presto 33:10 06 Concerto for Strings and Basso Continuo in D Minor, RV 128 I. Allegro non molto 35:48 / II. Largo 38:25 / III. Allegro 40:07 07 Symphony in B Minor, RV 169 "Al Santo Sepolcro" I. Largo molto 42:00 / II. Allegro non molto 45:06 08 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, RV 293 "Autumn" I. Allegro 48:44 / II. Adagio molto 53:35 / III. Allegro 55:55 09 Symphony in E Major, RV 132 I. Allegro 59:10 / II. Andante 1:03:24 / III. Allegro 1:05:28 10 Concerto for Strings in E Minor, RV 133 I. Allegro 1:08:00 / II. Largo 1:10:23 / III. Allegro 1:12:08 11 Symphony in G Major, RV 149 I. Allegro molto 1:14:17 / II. Andante 1:16:07 / III. Allegro 1:17:42 12 String Concerto in G Minor, RV 152 I. Allegro molto 1:19:51 / II. Andante molto 1:21:48 / III. Allegro molto 1:23:39 13 The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter" I. Allegro non molto 1:25:30 / II. Largo 1:28:46 / III. Allegro 1:30:45 14 String Concerto in B-Flat Minor, RV 164 I. Allegro 1:33:48 / II. Adagio 1:35:47 / III. Allegro 1:36:44 All tracks performed by Kaunas Chamber Orchestra cond. by Silvano Frontalini Except 12 & 14 conducted by Marek Tracz The Four Seasons performed by Metamorphose String Orchestra cond. by Pavel Lyubomudrov Violin: Yuliya Lebedenko