EMI Classics: 2006įlute Concerto in D Major, "The Goldfinch/Il Gardellino " RV428īirdNote’s theme music was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler. Instrumental music of Antonio Vivaldi Almost 500 concerti by Vivaldi survive. “Vivaldi: Flute Concertos” by Richard Tognetti. Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. Song of the European Goldfinch recorded and provided by M. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 167828 July 1741) was an Italian baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. His vast output included substantial quantities of chamber and vocal music, some 46 operas and a remarkable 500 concertos. No wonder Vivaldi found the goldfinch irresistible. Antonio Vivaldi (16781741) was one of the most productive composers of the Baroque era. Karl Hellers biography of Antonio Vivaldi, originally published in Germany in 1991 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the composers death, presents the most important facets of.
Its striking red-and-white face is set off by yellow and black wings.
And it has the looks to match its sparkling song. The source of Vivaldi’s inspiration? The European Goldfinch! It’s a tiny bird found throughout much of Europe, where it frequents gardens and roadsides. Vivaldi’s Goldfinch concerto, or Il Gardellino, challenges the flute to imitate the bird’s silvery trills and sweetly warbled phrases. The flute is perhaps the instrument best suited to recreating the whistled sounds of songbirds. Vivaldi even named a 1729 flute concerto for a bird, the goldfinch. Can bird song inspire great music? It certainly caught the ear of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, widely celebrated for his exuberant, playful melodies.
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