Facts about Italy: Antonio Vivaldi

Facts about Italy presents Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most famous Italian composers and violinists. He was born in Venice on the 4th of March. Vivaldi had a big influence on the baroque music and on the development of the concerto. Antoniao was in the priesthood and because his hair was red he also got a nickname "The Red Priest." From 1704 to 1740 he worked in the Ospedale della Pietŕ where he was a teacher, conductor, and composer. Antonio Vivaldi liked to travel and presenting his operas all across the Europe.

As for many artists Vivaldi's work was also forgoten for more then 100 years, but when J.S. Bach arrange some of Vivaldi's concertos, his music became again very interesting. He left Venice in 1741 in the apparent hope of finding his friends in Vienna, Austria where he died shortly after his arrival. The most famous of all Vivaldi's concertos are I'll quattro stagioni in english The Four Seasons!