 The second in a series of documentaries about chamber music, Magic Violin looks at the life of Antonio Vivaldi and paints a portrait of Venice, the city where he spent most of his life. Featuring original choreography by Danielle Tardiff, the film is structured around two of Vivaldi s works: the Concerto for Oboe in C major and the Concerto for two violins in D minor, both performed by I Musici de Montréal. Several documentary sequences, which focus on various aspects of Vivaldi s life, alternate with a series of imaginative tableaux corresponding to each movement of the two concertos. The rich visual style of these segments inspired by Vivaldi s music evokes the opulent and fascinating period of Venetian history during which the composer flourished.