Vivaldi claimed he could compose a new work faster than a copyist could write it out, demonstrating immense facility and capacity for variety within the three-movement concerto form.
Composer Biography
Vivaldi was ordained as a priest in 1703, the same year he was appointed violin-master at the Ospedale della Pietà, a charitable institution for girls.
Compositional Technique
Vivaldi played an important part in perfecting the Italian solo concerto, leaving nearly five hundred concertos for various instruments.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Phoenix Studios in Budapest, Hungary, from July 24th to 27th, 2003.
Composer Biography
Vivaldi died in Vienna in 1741 in relative poverty, a month after arriving there hoping to further his career under Emperor Charles VI, who had also recently died.
Performer Biography
László Hadady, the oboist on this recording, plays a Lorée Royal, which is referred to as the "Stradivari of oboe-players."
Composer Biography
Antonio Vivaldi, born in 1678, was the son of a barber who later became a violinist at the Basilica of San Marco in Venice.
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