Short bio Antonio Salieri
Birthday:
1750 in Legnano, Italy
Died:
1825 in Vienna, Austria
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Classical
Full biography Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a renowned Italian composer who lived from August 18, 1750 to May 7, 1825. He is widely known for his contributions to classical music, and particularly for his instrumental and vocal works. Although he was quite popular during his lifetime, his reputation was later overshadowed by the works his contemporary and rival - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Salieri began his musical career in his hometown Legnago, where he studied music with a local musician by the name of Gasparini. He later moved to Venice, where he continued his studies and composed his first opera. After several successful productions, Salieri was invited to Vienna, where he became the court composer of the Habsburg dynasty. While in Vienna, he composed numerous operas, sacred music and orchestral works.
Despite his success and popularity, Salieri and Mozart had a tumultuous relationship. It is believed that the two had a rivalry that lasted for a significant portion of their lives. However, modern historians dispute this theory, as there is little conclusive evidence to support it. Regardless of their supposed rivalry, Salieri was highly respected by many of his contemporaries, including Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert.
One of Salieri's most famous compositions is the opera "Tarare," which premiered in Paris in 1787. The opera was known for its innovative orchestration and virtuosic vocal writing. Other notable works by Salieri include "Falstaff" and the oratorio "La passione di Gesù Cristo."
Salieri's influence on classical music cannot be overstated. His contributions to opera and instrumental music helped shape the art form during a pivotal period in its development. Despite the unfortunate rivalry with Mozart, Salieri's music continues to be celebrated and enjoyed by music lovers and scholars alike.
Compositions featuring Antonio Salieri
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlecchinata, pastiche (arr. by Cesare Brero) | 15:47 min | Opera | 1958 |
| 2 | Te Deum in C major | 11:34 min | Choral | 1819 |
| 3 | Variations for orchestra on "La follia di spagna" | 19:11 min | Orchestral | 1815 |
| 4 | Habsburg, cantata for tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra | Choral | 1805 | |
| 5 | La riedificazione di Gerusalemme, opera | Opera | 1805 | |
| 6 | Requiem, for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in C minor | 39:01 min | Choral | 1804 |
| 7 | Gesù al limbo, oratorio for soloist, chorus & orchestra | 30:57 min | Choral | 1803 |
| 8 | L'Oracolo muto, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra | Choral | 1802 | |
| 9 | Cesare in Farmacusa, opera | Opera | 1800 | |
| 10 | L'Angiolina ossia il Matrimonio per sussurro, opera | Opera | 1800 | |
| 11 | Justorum animae, for chorus, orchestra & organ | 6:41 min | Choral | 1799 |
| 12 | Falstaff or The Three Tricks, comic opera in 3 acts | 150:11 min | Opera | 1798 |
| 13 | Il Moro, opera | Opera | 1796 | |
| 14 | Eraclito e Democrito, opera | Opera | 1795 | |
| 15 | Palmira, Regina di Persia, opera | Opera | 1795 | |
| 16 | Il mondo alla rovescia, opera | 138:36 min | Opera | 1791 |
| 17 | Catilina, opera | Opera | 1790 | |
| 18 | La cifra, opera | Opera | 1790 | |
| 19 | Cublai, gran kan de Tatari, opera | Opera | 1788 | |
| 20 | Il Talismano, opera | Opera | 1788 | |
| 21 | Le jugement dernier, cantata for chorus, tenor voice & orchestra | 14:43 min | Choral | 1787 |
| 22 | Tarare, opera | 110:38 min | Opera | 1787 |
| 23 | Les Horaces, opera | 85:10 min | Opera | 1786 |
| 24 | Overture to "Les Horaces" | 4:09 min | Orchestral | 1786 |
| 25 | Prima la Musica, e poi la parole, operetta | 40:53 min | Opera | 1786 |
| 26 | La Grotta di Trofonio, opera | 137:23 min | Opera | 1785 |
| 27 | Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia, cantata for soprano & orchestra, K. 477a | 6:44 min | Vocal Music | 1785 |
| 28 | Il Ricco d'un giorno, opera | Opera | 1784 | |
| 29 | Les Danaïdes, opera | 109:42 min | Opera | 1784 |
| 30 | Der Rauchfangkehrer, or Die unentbehrlichen Verräther ihrer Herrschaften aus Eigennutz, lustspiel | Opera | 1781 | |
| 31 | La scuola de' gelosi, opera | 161:18 min | Opera | 1778 |
| 32 | Piccola serenata, for 2 oboes, 2 horns & bassoon in B flat [E flat] major | 15:38 min | Chamber Music | 1778 |
| 33 | Symphony in D major "Veneziana" | 9:40 min | Symphony | 1778 |
| 34 | Daliso e Delmita, opera | Opera | 1776 | |
| 35 | La finta scema, opera | Opera | 1775 | |
| 36 | Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major | 19:50 min | Concerto | 1774 |
| 37 | Concerto for violin, oboe, cello & orchestra in D | 25:21 min | Concerto | 1774 |
| 38 | Concerto for piano & orchestra in B flat | 25:22 min | Concerto | 1773 |
| 39 | Concerto for piano & orchestra in C | 20:59 min | Concerto | 1773 |
| 40 | La Fiera di Venezia, opera | 142:29 min | Opera | 1772 |
| 41 | La Secchia rapita, opera | Opera | 1772 | |
| 42 | Armida, opera | 125:06 min | Opera | 1771 |
| 43 | Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamace, opera | Opera | 1770 | |
| 44 | Abbiam penato, è ver, for voice & piano | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | An die zukünftige Geliebte ("Unter Wonnemelodien"), for voice & piano | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Andenken, for voice & piano | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Annibale, opera | Opera | - | |
| 48 | Appel à l'amour, for voice & piano | 3:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Armonia Per un Tempio Della Notte | 7:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Axur, Re D'ormus, opera | 156:09 min | Opera | - |
| 51 | Bei labbri, for voice & piano | 3:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Caro, son tua cosí, for voice & piano | 2:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Cassazione in C major | 14:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Ce que je désire, for voice & piano | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Ch'io mai vi possa, for voice & piano | 2:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Concertino da camera, for oboe (or flute) & strings | 7:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | Concertino for oboe & string quartet No. 1 | 5:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Concertino for oboe & string quartet No. 2 | 3:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Concertino for oboe & string quartet No. 3 | 2:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Concertino for oboe & string quartet No. 4 | 2:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Concerto for organ in C | Concerto | - | |
| 62 | Conservati fedele, for voice & piano | 2:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | Coronation Te Deum | 12:46 min | Choral | - |
| 64 | De profundis clamavi, for chorus, organ & strings | 3:05 min | Choral | - |
| 65 | Der Zufriedene ("Zwar schuf das Glück hienieden"), for voice & piano | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 66 | Die Hussiten vor Naumburg, incidental music | Orchestral | - | |
| 67 | Die Neger, opera in 2 acts | Opera | - | |
| 68 | Divertimento for strings No. 1 | 1:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 69 | Divertimento for strings No. 2 | 3:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 70 | Divertimento for strings No. 3 | 4:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | Divertimento for strings No. 4 | 4:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 72 | Dixit Dominus | 3:01 min | Orchestral | - |
| 73 | Emperor Mass in D | Choral | - | |
| 74 | Fanfare for 8 trumpets & timpani No. 7 | 1:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 75 | Fanfare for 8 trumpets & timpani No. 8 | 1:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 76 | Gia la notte s'avvicina, for voice & piano | 2:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | Há negl' occhi un certo incanto, for voice & piano | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | Ich denke dein, for voice & piano | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 79 | Il est in mal, for voice & piano | 1:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | Imperial Fanfare | 1:15 min | Band Music | - |
| 81 | In questa tomba oscura, for voice & piano (longer version) | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | In questa tomba oscura, for voice & piano (shorter version) | 1:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | L'Europa riconosciuta, opera | Opera | - | |
| 84 | La Calamita de'Cuori | Vocal Music | - | |
| 85 | La fuga, for strings | 3:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 86 | La Locandiera, opera | 131:53 min | Opera | - |
| 87 | La Passione di Gesù Cristo, oratorio for chorus & orchestra | 84:07 min | Choral | - |
| 88 | Largo-Allegretto | 1:11 min | Band Music | - |
| 89 | Magnificat in C Major | 6:06 min | Choral | - |
| 90 | Mailied ("O hört nur die Töne"), for voice & piano | 1:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Marcia for piano in B flat major (from the opera Palmira) | 1:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 92 | Marcia for piano in D major (from the opera Palmira) | 1:12 min | Keyboard | - |
| 93 | Marcia for piano in F major (from the opera Palmira) | 1:33 min | Keyboard | - |
| 94 | Marcia for piano in G major (from the opera Palmira) | 1:51 min | Keyboard | - |
| 95 | Meine höchste Wonne, for voice & piano | 2:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 96 | Niso, che fa il tuo core, for voice & piano | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 97 | Numi, se giusti siete, for voice & piano | 2:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 98 | Ode ("Deh si piacevoli"), for voice & piano | 5:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 99 | Oh que felici pianti, for voice & piano | 2:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 100 | Ombre amene, for voice & piano | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 101 | Operas | Opera | - | |
| 102 | Overture for string quartet No. 1 in D major | 3:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 103 | Overture for string quartet No. 2 in D major | 4:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 104 | Pafio e Mirra ossia I prigionieri di Cipro, ballet | 24:08 min | Ballet | - |
| 105 | Parade March in C major | 4:22 min | Orchestral | - |
| 106 | Pastorella io giurerei, for voice & piano | 1:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 107 | Pensieri funesti, cavatina for voice & piano | 3:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 108 | Piano Concerto in D major | 19:05 min | Concerto | - |
| 109 | Piccola Serenata in B flat | 15:22 min | Orchestral | - |
| 110 | Procession No. 8 (Allegretto) | 0:57 min | Band Music | - |
| 111 | Quand de Vienne je m'éloignois, for voice & piano | 4:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 112 | Quartet "Del opera Palmira" for clarinet & 3 basset horns | 7:35 min | Opera | - |
| 113 | Quintetto in B flat major | 14:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 114 | Semiramide, opera | Opera | - | |
| 115 | Serenata No 2 in F major | 4:04 min | Orchestral | - |
| 116 | Serenata No 3 in G major | 4:40 min | Orchestral | - |
| 117 | Serenata No. 1 in C major | 5:48 min | Orchestral | - |
| 118 | Sonetto ("Il Genio degli Stati Veneti"), for voice & piano | 2:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 119 | Spiegarti non poss'io, for voice & piano | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 120 | Symphony in D major "Il Giorno Onomastico" | 18:24 min | Symphony | - |
| 121 | Tornate sereni, for voice & piano | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 122 | Trio for flute, oboe & bassoon No. 1 in G major | 5:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 123 | Trio for flute, oboe & bassoon No. 2 in E flat major | 7:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 124 | Trio for flute, oboe & bassoon No. 3 in C major | 3:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 125 | Vedi quanto t'adoro, for voice & piano | 3:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 126 | Veni sancte spiritus, for chorus & orchestra | 2:45 min | Choral | - |
| 127 | Vuoi per sempre, for voice & piano | 2:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 128 | Wei ist mir leicht ums Herz, for voice & piano | 1:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
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