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Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera / There is no unblemished peace in
this world (1735)
Opening aria from sacred motet in Latin, RV 630; Written in E major key
Scored for solo soprano, two violins, viola and basso continuo
Julia Lezhneva (Soprano) I Barocchisti, Diogo Fasolis
Duration: 7.09 min
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Fri, 30 October 2020, 2.30 p.m.-3 p.m.
Siesta Time: Western Classical Music
AIR FM Goa, 105.4 Mhz
https://onlineradiofm.in/goa/panaji/fm-rainbow
Vivaldi is known for his Four Seasons – a set of four violin concertos - which he composed in Mantua between 1717-1721. Vivaldi composed over 500 concertos. His music is the epitome of Italian baroque. His sacred music is yet to be appreciated. This motet tells of Jesus as the only lasting peace in a world of chimeras.
i.
Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera (Aria) 6.43 mins
ii.
Il Blando Colore Oculus Mundus Decipit / The world deceives our eyes
with its charming colours (Recitative) 4.44 mins
iii.
Spirat anguis inter flores / A snake breathes amongst the
flowers (Aria)
iv.
Alleluia 2.02 mins
Disillusioned by competition from younger composers,
Vivaldi left Venice for Vienna hoping to find a patron – which he did not.
Vivaldi died in poverty in Venice with no music at his funeral. The lines in
Latin seem like his epitaph:
There is no unblemished peace in this world
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Notes by AIR RJ Dr. Brian Mendonca; pic credit colnect(dot)com, commemorative stamp issued on the 300th birth anniversary of Vivaldi in 1978.
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