MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - LUCCA: The Old City / Orsetti Palace / San Martino Cathedral
Lucca, Italy
The Old Town
San Martino Cathedral
San Michele Basilica
Streets of Lucca
San Frediano Basilica
Streets of Lucca
Streets of Lucca and Sunset
Covered Market
Orsetti Palace
Town Ramparts
Date of Production: 2015-07-31
Playing Time: 00:53:52
Catalogue Number: 2.110323 UPC: 747313532353
UPC: 747313532353
The Places
Our journey takes us principally to the old city of Lucca, for centuries independent until seized by Napoleon, who made his sister, Elisa Baciocchi, and her husband its rulers. Lucca was the birth-place of Boccherini and of Puccini and for some time Paganini was employed at the Baciocchi court.
The Music
Violinist, priest and most prolific composer, Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and spent most of his life there, associated for much of the time with the Ospedale della Pieta, a charitable institution for girls, with a strong musical tradition. The music for the tour is taken from concertos for various wind instruments.
