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Lockdown walks: On reaching a Vivaldi century

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

“Vivaldi didn’t write 500 concertos. He wrote the same concerto 500 times.” It’s unlikely that Igor Stravinsky ever actually said this – it was probably coined by Luigi Dallapiccola – but it’s an amusing line anyway, intended to poke fun … Continue reading →

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Vivaldi Top Ten Concertos

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Working – and walking – my way through nearly 500 Vivaldi concertos during lockdown, I’ve whittled them down to a “top ten” playlist of my favourites. My only criteria were “no nicknames”, to encourage people to listen beyond the ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Baroque vocalise: Franco Fagioli celebrates Cafarelli at Wigmore Hall

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Franco Fagioli: Arias for Caffarelli *** Wigmore Hall, 13th November 2015 “Prima la musica, o prima le parole?” is the question debated in Strauss’ opera about opera, Capriccio. Words definitely took second place to music in Franco Fagioli’s recital of Baroque … Continue reading →

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