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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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In the eye of the Baroque storm: Blandine Staskiewicz

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Tempesta: Blandine Staskiewicz (Glossa) Les Ambassadeurs/ Alexis Kossenko I first heard Blandine Staskiewicz about a decade ago, as a breathy – and sometimes breathless – Medoro on Jean-Christophe’s star-studded recording of Orlando furioso. “Rompo i ceppi” was one of the … Continue reading →

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