Italy

PIANO

Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle

2000s, Romantic, France, Italy, Russia, Art Rock, Barcarolle, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tom Waits
ORCHESTRA

Amsterdam's free spirit for the Italian virtuoso

Baroque, Italy, Netherlands, Violin Сoncerto, Pietro Locatelli
CHOIR

The boundless Flemish heritage of Heinrich Isaac

Renaissance, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Lamento, Jordi Savall 1 comment
VIOLIN

Only 18 sonatas survived to be the only proof of the maestro's life

Baroque, Italy, Sonata, Giovanni Battista Fontana
LUTE

Neapolitan lutier died in terrible plague that destroyed the kingdom

Baroque, Italy, Passacaglia, Andrea Falconieri
BRASS ENSEMBLE

Venetian architecture sparked a new musical era in Europe

Baroque, Renaissance, Italy, Sonata, Giovanni Gabrieli
VIOLIN

150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

Baroque, Classical, Renaissance, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Dance, Sonata
ORCHESTRA

Obscured by Vivaldi, an Italian virtuoso found fans in England

Baroque, England, Italy, Concerto grosso, Francesco Saverio Geminiani
FILM

Full-method approach to the score for Shakespeare's play

2000s, Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Film Score, Soundtrack, Jocelyn Pook
ORCHESTRA

Italian opera innovator was lost in history for two centuries

Baroque, Italy, Concerto grosso, Alessandro Scarlatti
VIOLA

Indecent Ciaconne dance came from the New World and swept Europe off its feet

Baroque, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Dance, Antonio Bertali
ORCHESTRA

Bernini's famous fountains are filled with Respighi's music

20st Century Classical, Italy, Symphonic poem, Ottorino Respighi
FIDDLE

The jig dance tradition: five centuries old and still counting

Baroque, Classical, Renaissance, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Dance, Folk, Popular Song
OBOE

Corelli's famous violin piece rearranged for oboe three centuries later

Baroque, England, Italy, Sonata, Arcangelo Corelli
LUTE

Da Vinci's painting process depended on music

Renaissance, Italy, Vincenzo Capirola
ORCHESTRA

Albinoni's famous Adagio is uncharacteristically solemn and offbeat because it wasn't, in fact, written by Tomaso Albinoni

20st Century Classical, Baroque, Italy, Adagio, Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni
ORCHESTRA

Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

Baroque, Czech Republic, Italy, Concerto, Antonio Vivaldi
VIOLIN

Paganini's one-stringed soap opera

Classical, Italy, Variations
HARPSICHORD

Isabella Leonarda: convent star of the Baroque era

Baroque, Italy, Sonata, Isabella Leonarda
VIOLIN

Vintage performance of Vivaldi's concerto for four violins

Baroque, Italy, Violin Сoncerto