Vivaldi 336th Birthday

[Megan]

Happy 336th birthday, Vivaldi!


Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed il Prete Rosso because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, Catholic priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Wikipedia


Born: March 4, 1678, Venice, Italy


Died: July 1741, Vienna, Austria

[Harvey]

I do like many of Vivaldi's religious choral works very much.

[AeolianHarp]

I went to see a performance of his Four Seasons last year, with a talk on it beforehand- was really good! Happy birthday Vivaldi!

[Hollywood]

Belated Happy Birthday wishes to you, Herr Vivaldi, from Vienna, Austria.

Here is an article about a similar fate that Vivaldi shared with Mozart from "The Vienna Review": http://www.viennareview.net/on-the-t...vivaldis-bones

I remember trying to find Vivaldi's grave site way back in 1990 until I finally found the stone marker on the wall of the Vienna Technical University (as seen in the above Vienna Review article). Sad indeed.

[Enrique]

A very interesting article, indeed.

[susanwen]

Vivaldi

When I hear something on the radio that I can't quite place but I do like it, it is usually something by Vivaldi.