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Category: Antonio Vivaldi

April 2, 2024 by Benjamin Pesetsky

Baroque Festival: Bach and Vivaldi Concertos

The style of the early 18th century would soon seem antiquated, and nearly irrelevant to the modern orchestra of the mid-19th century and beyond. But none of it would have been possible without the innovations of the Baroque era.

April 2, 2024 by Benjamin Pesetsky

Baroque Festival: Handel and Vivaldi Arias

Before the symphony gained prestige in the second half of the 18th century, concertos and arias were the star genres of the Baroque era.

February 8, 2024 by Benjamin Pesetsky

Antonio Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons

You can hear the icy snow and the “harsh breath of a horrid wind.” Rarely if ever before had instrumental music so vividly depicted real-life scenes.

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