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I never tire of listening to music composed by Antonio Vivaldi. It was only recently that I learned that Vivaldi’s music was “rediscovered” in the early 1900s. As described on Wikipedia:
“Many of Vivaldi’s compositions reflect a flamboyant, almost playful, exuberance. Most of Vivaldi’s repertoire was rediscovered only in the first half of the 20th century in Turin and Genoa and was published in the second half. Vivaldi’s music is innovative, breaking a consolidated tradition in schemes; he gave brightness to the formal and the rhythmic structure of the concerto, repeatedly looking for harmonic contrasts and innovative melodies and themes. Moreover, Vivaldi was able to compose nonacademic music, particularly meant to be appreciated by the wide public and not only by an intellectual minority. The joyful appearance of his music reveals in this regard a transmissible joy of composing; these are among the causes of the vast popularity of his music….”
This fine performance is from:
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Julia Fischer, Violin, with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields)
Enjoy!
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