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

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...

Often when it's baroque, you simply can't fix it.


Sorry.

@erik_squires,

It was pretty much the exact same story for up-and-coming conductors when it came to Stravinsky’s The Rite Of Spring. Plenty of winners and losers in that group, too!

Both titles are among the most frequently recorded ever.