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vivaldirules · 06-21-2008, 12:12 PM

Why Vivaldi Rules: No, I'm not Vivaldi. But the guy rocks. Aside from books, I love music and have been hung up on baroque and classical era music (particularly chamber music) for several years. I was trying to learn more about music from those periods when I bought this CD in the early 1990's and heard the second cut (a one-minute clip can be heard from the Amazon site): Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello in B Minor, opus 3 number 10 or RV 580, which is from his L'Estro Armonico of 1711. I was driving at the time I first heard it and had to pull over. It literally brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. By the way, I've heard other performances of it but none are anything like this one (by the Academy of Ancient Music) where, if you turn it up and listen carefully (preferably with headphones or earphones), you just might be blown away by the lovely interplay of the two distinctly different violins.

Compare Vivaldi's music beginning with this set of work from 1711 to earlier music of the period (e.g., Bach) and it amazes me how massive a change this must have been. I find it brilliant music and love everything by Vivaldi although The Four Seasons pieces are generally overplayed - he was prolific and there's tons of wonderful music by him.

Here's Christopher Hogwood's take on Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico:
http://www.hoasm.org/VIIIA/VivaldiLEstroArmonico.html

There's nothing exceptional about classical music for me. I listen as much to music by Neil Young, Chris Daughtry, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Ravi Shankar, Solas, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and hundreds of other diverse composers. As long as it makes me pull over because I can longer do anything but concentrate on the music, then I'm happy. How about you? What's the one piece of music that most drives you nuts/brings you to tears/makes you stand up and dance/whatever and why?

06-21-2008, 12:12 PM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	What Music Do YOU Like? Why Vivaldi Rules: No, I'm not Vivaldi. But the guy rocks. Aside from books, I love music and have been hung up on baroque and classical era music (particularly chamber music) for several years. I was trying to learn more about music from those periods when I bought this CD in the early 1990's and heard the second cut (a one-minute clip can be heard from the Amazon site): Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello in B Minor, opus 3 number 10 or RV 580, which is from his L'Estro Armonico of 1711. I was driving at the time I first heard it and had to pull over. It literally brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. By the way, I've heard other performances of it but none are anything like this one (by the Academy of Ancient Music) where, if you turn it up and listen carefully (preferably with headphones or earphones), you just might be blown away by the lovely interplay of the two distinctly different violins. Compare Vivaldi's music beginning with this set of work from 1711 to earlier music of the period (e.g., Bach) and it amazes me how massive a change this must have been. I find it brilliant music and love everything by Vivaldi although The Four Seasons pieces are generally overplayed - he was prolific and there's tons of wonderful music by him. Here's Christopher Hogwood's take on Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico: http://www.hoasm.org/VIIIA/VivaldiLEstroArmonico.html There's nothing exceptional about classical music for me. I listen as much to music by Neil Young, Chris Daughtry, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Ravi Shankar, Solas, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and hundreds of other diverse composers. As long as it makes me pull over because I can longer do anything but concentrate on the music, then I'm happy. How about you? What's the one piece of music that most drives you nuts/brings you to tears/makes you stand up and dance/whatever and why? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by vivaldirules; 06-21-2008 at 12:41 PM.