Vivaldi: Il Gran Mogol - review | George Hall

This flute concerto that had long been considered lost is a welcome rediscovery: small, yet perfectly formedIt was Stravinsky who supposedly said that Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos, but the same concerto 500 times. It's a comment more waspish than actually true. The Venetian composer's distinctive approach to the concerto was hugely influential in his day: Bach clearly learned from him, and the vitality of his imagination is present in almost all of his considerable output.I could certain...

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