![]() ![]() His composition techniques shocked his more conservative colleagues. Vivaldi was practical, writing for the instruments he had at hand, but also an ambitious innovator. Vivaldi remains to this day a composer for whom we find connection mostly through his music, not from first hand and personal accounts. In this recording, you will hear examples of their artistry and command of the instrument, and of Vivaldi’s superior care and psychology as a teacher. But we do have, in Vivaldi’s concertos - written for these girls with their growing abilities in mind - a good idea of their extraordinary capabilities. We have few details of who these girls were and few of their names are known today. Vivaldi taught music at the Ospedale della Pietá, a residence for orphaned or abandoned girls serviced by the Venetian Republic. We have become quite good at doing this with Mozart and Beethoven, and certainly with composers after them. ![]() ![]() In turn, we can apply that knowledge to search for personality in his music, revealing how the composer spoke through his writing. Bach, we are blessed with a wide variety of information we can use to understand the person behind the compositions. In the case of Mozart, Beethoven, and even Vivaldi’s contemporary J.S. But we have very little personal information about him. His total output is astonishing: over 40 operas, numerous choral works, 90 sonatas, and, of course, 500 concertos. A prolific and diverse composer, teacher, performer, and respected member of the musical community in Venice - then one of Europe’s musical capitals - Vivaldi is celebrated for his concertos and sonatas, and a few other works. ![]()
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