Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth

You mean Baroque period of music, not "Classical"
Let's be detailed, like the audio geeks we are.

Vivaldi is NOT  from the "Classical" period, which is 2 time periods  AFTER Baroque.

Classical is Haydn, Mozart and Ludwig V.

Big Vivaldi/Bach fan here... Best part is easy,cheap finds in the bins-the good stuff

Carry on...

with Baroque some love, and some struggle with,  the different sound of original instruments and tunings vs Baroque played on modern instruments 

Love me some Vivaldi and Bach, too. And you’re so right, @tablejockey, the bargains are there. All the Trevor Pinnocks, Carmignolas and even Fabio Bondi’s, too...and more.

It used to be that you just hadn’t "arrived" as an up-and-coming violinist until you had released your own version of The Four Seasons and it did certainly make for some...uh...shall we say, ’wide ranging material’ since it was so evidently open to interpretation.

Yes, please replace "classical" with "western art music" to be more clear.

It used to be that you just hadn’t "arrived" as an up-and-coming violinist until you had released your own version of The Four Seasons and it did certainly make for some...uh...shall we say, ’wide ranging material’ since it was so evidently open to interpretation.

Ahhhhhh...