Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist, known especially for his concertos such as The Four Seasons and for his work at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice.

Vivaldi's output is prolific and diverse: concertos, sonatas, sacred music and operas. Reviews reference his Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (which contains Le quattro stagioni) and mention a catalogue of roughly 1,000 numbers including appendices. He is widely regarded as a central figure of the Baroque concerto.

DeBaser reviews praise Vivaldi's inventiveness, melodic gifts and pictorial concertos (notably Le quattro stagioni). Recordings of sonatas and rarities receive mixed reactions. Sacred works such as Stabat Mater are celebrated for their transcendence.

For:Baroque music listeners, classical-music fans, violinists and record collectors

 When in the 1720s Antonio Vivaldi wrote Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, he probably did not imagine he was leaving humanity some of the not only most memorable and splendid, but especially most famous pages in the history of music.

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 An album nothing short of sublime is this "Stabat Mater - Nisi Dominus - Concerto in G Minor" by A. Vivaldi (1678-1741) which I now present to you (Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre, from 1976!!).

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 However, just a few notes from the opening Concerto were enough to tear away any stupid reservation. Ladies and gentlemen, what a great record!

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 These are genuinely elegant yet sincere interpretations, measured but substantial.

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