maleComposerITAt the height of his career, Vivaldi received commissions from European nobility and royalty. The serenata (cantata) Gloria e Imeneo (RV 687) was commissioned in 1725 by the French ambassador to Venice in celebration of the marriage of Louis XV.
Konrad Ewald
«With the broadcasting of the 8th Concerto from the compilation of L'estro armonico-concerts, the aim was to make one of Vivaldi's most cherished works accessible for violists.