Maestro, a musical journey through Venice Part 3 Venice and Vivaldi

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Date
1990
Summary
Third program of a series of five on the history of music in Venice. This program covers the 18th century and includes the rise of Antonio Vivaldi and his famous all-women orchestras at the Pieta, the heyday of Venetian composition, Vivaldi's departure from Venice, the rise of a new breed of composer, and the decline of the importance of Venice in the music world. Features live performances of excerpts from the music of Vivaldi, Cimarosa and Handel performed by the King's Consort, the students of the Conservatory of Music in Venice, and soloists including singers Catherine Denley and Nuccia Focile and cellists Christopher Hogwood and Christopher Coin.
Contributors
Vivaldi, Antonio 1678-1741; Cimarosa, Domenico 1749-1801; Handel, George Frideric 1685-1759; Landon, H. C. Robbins 1926 (Howard Chandler Robbins); Sutcliffe, Tony; Norwich, John Julius 1929; King, Robert 1960; Denley, Catherine; Focile, Nuccia; Hogwood, Christopher; Coin, Christopher
Publishers
King's Consort; Ospedale della Pietà (Venice, Italy); Conservatorio di musica (Venice, Italy); Robclif (Firm); SEPT (Television station : France); Channel Four (Great Britain); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
European Culture; Italian Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Performing Arts; Music Italy Venice 18th century History and criticism; Cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione; Orlando finto pazzo
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
53 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Host, John Julius Norwich ; King's Consort ; director, Robert King ; soloists, Catherine Denley, Nuccia Focile.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090119; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1689; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/969; OCLC: ocm34299906; Catalog Key: alephsys002941873

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