The same could be said of Marriner/ASMF on early Argo, and the sound is marginally better on that one, but I tend to prefer I Musici's playing. Gorgeous ensemble and execution in every way, including very good recording, but on modern instruments. I Musici's first stereo version on Philips (surely they released it on CD at some point). The concertos broke new ground not only in terms of their detailed depiction of poetic ideas, but also their technical ingenuity-most noteworthy in this regard are passages of rapid string-crossing with the bow and high-flying virtuosity for the left hand.I'll give you some old-school alternatives: The Four Seasons forms the first third of a collection of twelve violin concertos published together in 1725 as 'Opus 8' with the overall title Il Cimento dell' armonia e dell' Inventione ('The Trial of Harmony and Invention').
This was to remain his musical base for the greater part of his life, and it was for the highly gifted students at the Pietà that he composed much of his music.
Just a few weeks later he was appointed maestro di violino at the Pio Ospedale della Pietà, one of four orphanages for girls in Venice. Yet following his ordination, Vivaldi turned his back on the church and went in search of ‘worldly’ musical employment. He originally studied for the priesthood and received Holy Orders in 1703, earning the nickname 'Il prete rosso' (‘the red priest’) on account of the distinctive colour of his hair. His vast musical output includes an astounding 500+ concertos, 86 solo and trio sonatas, some 46 operas and a substantial quantity of vocal music. A dashing figure with long, flowing auburn hair and boyish good looks, Vivaldi was the musical pin-up of Baroque Venice.
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