This Week in Classical Music: March 3, 2025.Travel.Three great composers were born this week: Antonio Vivaldi, on March 4th of 1678, in Venice; Maurice Ravel, on March 7th of 1875, in Ciboure, near Biarritz in France; and the notorious Carlo Gesualdo, on March 8th of 1566, most likely in Venosa, where Gesualdos were the princes (Venosa is located in the southern Italian region of Basilicata).To the list of the greats, some would add Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, born on March 8th of 1714, in Weimar, where his father was the organist at the court of William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.Unfortunately, we cannot delve into the lives and art of these composers, as we are ready to embark on a trip that will bring us close to Venosa, among other places.It seems there are no museums dedicated to Gesualdo in Venosa, the town’s most famous son.Still, there are old churches and even Jewish catacombs from around the 5th century AD: apparently, there was a Jewish community in Venosa, well integrated with the local population.
Travel 1, March 2025
This Week in Classical Music: March 3, 2025. Travel. Three great composers were born this week: Antonio Vivaldi, on March 4th of 1678, in Venice; Maurice Ravel, on March 7th of 1875, in
Ciboure, near Biarritz in France; and the notorious Carlo Gesualdo, on March 8th of 1566, most likely in Venosa, where Gesualdos were the princes (Venosa is located in the southern Italian region of Basilicata). To the list of the greats, some would add Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, born on March 8th of 1714, in Weimar, where his father was the organist at the court of William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Unfortunately, we cannot delve into the lives and art of these composers, as we are ready to embark on a trip that will bring us close to Venosa, among other places. It seems there are no museums dedicated to Gesualdo in Venosa, the town’s most famous son. Still, there are old churches and even Jewish catacombs from around the 5th century AD: apparently, there was a Jewish community in Venosa, well integrated with the local population.