Vivaldi's Biography

Author: (French) Laurent de Conted
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: No composer's music can be as straightforward and sincere as Vivaldi's. Listening to any of his works will not present any insurmountable difficulties. — [British] Alexander Vovardi
In the history of music, Vivaldi is a mystery. There is very little biographical information about him, and few people know about his life story. He is like someone hiding behind a mask at a masquerade ball, leaving only legends about this "Red-Haired Priest" for posterity. Based on scarce documents and literature, the author of this book strives to explore Vivaldi's musical life and attempts to remove the mask of this composer who was a priest but loved music more, restoring to readers a real Vivaldi. The book also provides a detailed introduction and analysis of some of Vivaldi's important musical works, such as The Four Seasons, Orlando Furioso, Olympic Games, Judith Triumphant, and others.