Vivaldi: Sacro Furore - Stabat Mater, Nisi Dominus, Concerti
11/8/2024, 31 Tracks, 1:07:50
Featuring
Georg Kallweit
Carlo Vistoli
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Antonio Vivaldi
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Composer Biography
Vivaldi initially trained as a priest, a path that offered social advancement, but he ceased saying Mass in 1706, three years after his ordination, citing a respiratory condition.
Performer Biography
Carlo Vistoli, the countertenor on this album, initially trained as a guitarist and pianist before beginning his vocal studies in 2007.
Compositional Technique
Vivaldi's 'ripieno concertos' are works for string orchestra without a solo instrument, where he emphasizes contrasting motifs and contrapuntal sections throughout the orchestra, rather than the usual tutti and solo alternation.
Composer Biography
In 1703, Vivaldi secured a position as violin teacher and chaplain at the Ospedale della Pietà, an educational institution for girls and women where music was prominent, remaining associated with it until 1738.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivaldi's sacred motets, multi-movement works for solo voice and strings, often used newly written Latin texts where the primary criterion was their suitability for dramatic musical setting, similar to opera arias.
Composer Biography
Vivaldi's father, originally a barber, became an instrumentalist at St Mark's Basilica, exposing young Antonio to a rich musical environment.
Composer Biography
Antonio Vivaldi's birth on March 4, 1678, was accompanied by an earthquake in the Veneto region of Italy, and he suffered from asthma throughout his life.
