All Vivaldi articles
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Book review: The Instrumentalist
Anne Inglis reviews Harriet Constable’s fictionalised account of the life of violinist Anna Maria della Pietà, protégé of Vivaldi
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Luka Faulisi: Vivaldi, Boulanger (arr.Spindler), Tchaikovsky, Trad
Vivaldi’s Seasons in a new setting proves a mixed bag
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The Strad Recommends: Anastasia Kobekina: Venice
Venice offers depths of inspiration in a memorable debut
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Antonio Mostacci, Bologna Baroque: Vivaldi
Persuasive readings of a Baroque master, with colour to the fore
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The Strad Recommends: cellist Alban Gerhardt, Alliage Quintet: Phantasy In Blue
A master cellist delivers old favourites in striking new garb
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Violinist Chouchane Siranossian: Duello d’Archi a Venezia
Some anachronistic elements mar this Baroque recital
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Bojan Čičić: La Notte: Concertos and Pastorales for Christmas Night
Baroque byways glowingly illuminated in this unusual Christmas album
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Rick Stotijn: Doppio Espressivo: Double concertos for bass Instruments
A Dutch double bass superstar offers flair aplenty
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Video
Vadym Makarenko and Infermi d’Amore perform a reconstructed Vivaldi concerto
The piece has been reworked based on Vivaldi’s harmonic structure and technical language for solo violin
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Julien Chauvin: Vivaldi Concerti per Violino X ‘Intorno a Pisendel’
Brilliance and beauty combine in the latest volume of a Vivaldian epic
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Gli Incogniti: Il Mondo al Rovescio: Concerti con Molti Istromenti
Well-picked concertos showcase the sheer range of this Venetian master
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Renaud Capuçon: Vivaldi, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Suave performances and a rare coupling lift this Vivaldi warhorse
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Book review: Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!
Tully Potter reads the autobiography of the superstar British violinist, whose version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons became the best-selling classical recording of all time
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte: Générations
Confidence and style underpin this exploration of Vivaldian cross-currents
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Bojan Čičić: Pyrotechnia: Fire & Fury from 18th-Century Italy
Deliciously flamboyant and fiery Baroque violin concertos
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Le Consort: Specchio Veneziano
Vivaldi is reflected back through his contemporaries’ music in stylish album
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Review round-up: Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe
David Kettle samples the best of the Scottish festivals’ strings-based programmes in August 2021, imaginatively refreshed and distilled for post-pandemic times
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Gallery
‘Noah’s Violin’ has successful Venice launch
A quartet of musicians from the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory performed Vivaldi on top of the floating instrument