Vivaldi, Antonio

Composer Information

Antonio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque 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 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 less than a year later in poverty. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 12 in E major for solo violin, Op. 3 No. 12
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 3 in G major for solo violin, Op. 3 No. 3
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 8 in A minor for two violins, Op. 3 No. 8
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 2 in G minor for two violins and cello, Op. 3 No. 2
• L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3: Concerto No. 1 in D major for four violins and strings, Op. 3 No. 1
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 4 in E minor for four violins, Op. 3 No. 4
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 7 in F major for four violins, Op. 3 No. 7
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 5 in A major for two Violins, Op. 3 No. 5
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 6 in A minor for solo violin, Op. 3 No. 6
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 11 in D minor for two violins and cello, Op. 3 No. 11
• Harmonic Inspiration, Op. 3: Concerto No. 9 in D major for solo violin, Op. 3 No. 9
• L'Estro Armonico, Op. 3: Concerto No. 10 in B minor for four violins and cello, Op. 3 No. 10
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 12 in G major, Op. 4 No. 12
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 4 in A minor, Op. 4 No. 4
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 7 in G major, Op. 4 No. 7
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 8 in D minor, Op. 4 No. 8
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 10 in C minor, Op. 4 No. 10
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 4 No. 12
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 11 in D major, Op. 4 No. 11
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 5 in A major, Op. 4 No. 5
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 4 No. 3
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 9 in F major, Op. 4 No. 9
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 1
• The Extravagance, Op. 4: Concerto No. 6 in G minor, Op. 4 No. 6
• Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor , Op.8/9 , RV 236
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 8 in G minor, RV 332
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269 - 'Spring' from 'The Four Seasons'
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 - 'Summer' from 'The Four Seasons'
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 12 in C major, RV 178
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV 297 - 'Winter' from 'The Four Seasons'
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 6 in C major, RV 180 - Pleasure
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major, RV 210
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, RV 236
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 10 in B flat major, RV 362 - The Hunt
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, RV 253 - The Sea Storm
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 6 in C major, RV 180 - Pleasure
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 7 in D minor, RV 242
• The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor, RV 293 - 'Autumn' from 'The Four Seasons'
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor, RV 334
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 2 in A major, RV 345
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 8 in D minor, RV 238
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No.10 in G major, RV 300
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, RV 181a
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 11 in C minor, RV 198a
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 6 in A major, RV 348
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, RV 358
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 4 in E major, RV 263a
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 12 in B minor, RV 391
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 9 in B flat major, RV 530
• The Lyre, Op. 9: Violin Concerto No. 7 in B flat major, RV 359
• Concerto for Violin and Strings in E minor, Op.11, No.2, R.277 Il favorito - Rev. Michelangelo Abbado
• Concerto for two flutes in C major, Op. 47 No. 2, RV 533
• Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93
• Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 158
• Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425
• Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 443
• Recorder Concerto in A minor, RV 445
• Concerto for two Violins in A minor, RV 523
• Concerto for two Oboes in D minor, RV 535
• Concerto for two Trumpets in C major, RV 537
• Concerto in A major, RV 552
• Cello Concerto in C minor, RV 401
• Violin Concerto in E, R.270 Il riposo
• Violin Concerto in E major, RV 271
• Cello Sonata No. 6 in B flat major, RV 46 (arranged for cello and orchetsra)
• Cello Sonata in E minor, RV 40 (Arr. Paul Bazelaire)
• Sonata in C minor, RV 83
• Gloria in D major, RV 589