Composer of the Week: Antonio Vivaldi

Composer of the Week: Vivaldi

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Composer of the Week: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Portraits of a Man, Pictures of a City

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Portraits of a Man, Pictures of a City

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Macleod explores Vivaldi’s association with the city of his birth - Venice.

Antonio Vivaldi is intrinsically linked with the city of his birth - Venice. Donald Macleod explores this association through a series of images of the composer and La Serenissima.

As a virtuoso violinist, as a teacher, as a priest and as a prolific composer, Antonio Vivaldi was a key figure in Baroque Italy and remains one of the most famous names in classical music today. Vivaldi is also intrinsically linked with the city of his birth - Venice. 

In Monday’s programme, Donald explores this association through a series of images of the composer and La Serenissima.

Composer of the Week: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi.

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