The 4 movement Credo in E minor (RV 591) belongs to that large group of church works which Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) composed in Venice between 1713 and 1717 for the Ospedale della Pietà, his primary place of employment for thirty years. "Credo," based on the Nicene Creed, repurposes some musical material from his "Magnificat" and also uses a driving rhythmic figure audiences might recognize from his very popular composition "The Four Seasons." The piece contains some heart-wrenching harmonies and suspensions, particularly in the brief and ingenious "Et Incarnatus," and the central, poignant "Crucifixus" with the various choral sections commenting on the scene as if they were walking along the Via Dolorosa.