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The DWR Friday Baroque Interlude – Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor RV 580
June 21, 2019 in Music | Tags: The DWR Friday Baroque Interlude, Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor RV 580 | by The Arbourist | Comments closed
When Vivaldi died in 1741 his music was in the most complete darkness. It was the scholars of Bach in the nineteenth century who first heard of Vivaldi, thanks to the ancient manuscripts where Bach had transcribed the concerts of someone called Vivaldi. It was known who Bach was, but who was Vivaldi? Fortunately, a search was conducted, which resulted in the rescue of Vivaldi from oblivion.
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