I’m sure you’ve heard Vivaldi’s “Spring.” It’s everywhere - that sprightly, cheerful violin concerto that can get old after some time. But life is not all flowers and birds. Vivaldi was painting a very specific set of pictures when he wrote The Four Seasons. He wrote something very popular and performable, but it does not … Continue reading The Best Vivaldi Recording: Rachel Podger plays La Stravaganza
The Next Vivaldi Project
Baroque Music: A style of European art music written between the years 1600 and 1750. Baroque music is a rich and wonderful thing; many forms of composition (such as the concerto, the cantata and the sonata) were invented, developed, and defined. Baroque composers like J.S. Bach and A. Vivaldi left their mark on the world, … Continue reading The Next Vivaldi Project
The Next Vivaldi Project 