© DRESDNER RESIDENZ KONZERTE Vivaldi – The Four Seasons at Thomaskirche Erfurt
Erfurt, Thomaskirche — Main
About the Event
Antonio Vivaldi's world‐famous cycle The Four Seasons is one of the most impressive sound paintings in music history. In four concertos, the composer tells of the awakening of spring, the shimmering heat of summer, the festive sounds of autumn, and the quiet cold of winter. Each concerto is a musical painting full of color, energy, and poetic observations of nature.
In addition to the famous Four Seasons, works from Boccherini to Mozart will be presented in the first part of the concert.
St. Thomas Church in Erfurt combines a historic atmosphere with clear, balanced acoustics. The traditional church interior offers ideal conditions for sophisticated classical concerts and creates a special intimacy between the music and the audience.
The Dresden Residence Orchestra has been performing a wide variety of programs in concert churches and halls throughout Germany for many years. The ensemble's warm timbres and clear musical interpretation characterize its renditions of great Baroque and Classical works.
The orchestra is particularly looking forward to traveling to Erfurt to perform at St. Thomas Church for the first time and to treat the audience to an unforgettable concert full of intense musical expression.
Cast / Production
Solisten des DRESDNER RESIDENZ ORCHESTERs
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi went down in history as a creator of the instrumental concert genre and the father of orchestral music. He was born in Venice on the 4th of March 1678. Vivaldi was a weak and sickly child suffering from asthma, however could not stop him from devoting himself completely to music. His father, Giovanni Batista a professional violinist, taught his elder son Antonio to play the violin. With his father young Antonio met the best musicians of Venice of that time and gave concerts in local churches. He also worked as a violin teacher and later as a music director at the orphanage Ospedalle della Pieta. Meanwhile he composed concertos, sacred works and vocal music and in 1713 he achieved great recognition with his sacred choral music. Vivaldi got captivated by the world of opera and worked both as opera composer and impresario at the Teatro San Angelo. In 1717 he obtained a prestigious position by the prince court in Manua as a director of secular music and worked there until around 1720. During that time he composed his world-renowned masterpiece The Four Seasons. In the 1730's his career dwindled as his music became unfashionable and the great composer died in poverty. It took the world two centuries to rediscover and reevaluate Vivaldi’s music, as it was buried into oblivion after his death. In the early 20th century many previously unknown works were found and immediately captured the hearts of the music lovers.
Address
Thomaskirche, Schillerstraße 48, Erfurt, Germany — Google Maps
