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Vivaldi, 'il Prete Rosso'- The Four Seasons,encore... (Nigel Kennedy "fresh insights" 2013)
- Published_at:2013-08-24
- Category:Entertainment
- Channel:MartialVidz
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- description: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (Nigel Kennedy "fresh insights" Proms 2013) Nigel Kennedy returns with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons -- with the Palestine Strings from the EDWARD SAID National Conservatory of Music as well as members of his own Orchestra of Life. Nigel Kennedy violin Nigel Kennedy's Members of the Orchestra of Life Palestine Strings (Edward Said National Conservatory of Music) Source: BBC (C) et... Revisiting a work he recorded to great acclaim nearly 25 years ago, he brings fresh insights to these visionary concertos, including the addition of his own improvised links between them. Biography 1: Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is a British-born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. He later included jazz, klezmer, and other genres in his repertoire. Biography 2: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 -- 28 July 1741), nicknamed il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, Catholic priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over 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 had been employed from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740. Vivaldi also had some success with stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna, hoping for preferment. The Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival. Though Vivaldi's music was well received during his lifetime, it later declined in popularity until its vigorous revival in the first half of the 20th century. Today, Vivaldi ranks among the most popular and widely recorded of Baroque composers. Ref: Wikipedia.....& BBC (GNU Free Documentation License)
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