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

...and, as for my posts....to consider disparagement in anything I wrote a misinterpretation of intent and my comments.

I hear 'classical' motif and signature in almost anything I listen to.

The basic elements of musical forms predates them.  Humanity has employed 'music' likely for as long as some ancestor found beating 2 rocks or sticks in a rhythm (perhaps to one's heartbeat) as 'pleasant' in some fashion....

Maybe it became something like this...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ZqZVunCb4

Not to your 'taste' perhaps...but later, maybe it brought down the walls of Jericho...(...or so is said...)

Let's fast forward to something not so....'primitive'....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scG8lBDTZ3A

Perhaps more recognizable?   Good....the AON was one of the first to employ 'sample and hold'.  Although much of that 'motif' can be argued about as to its' 'relevance' and 'artistry'....as employed by Others...

Some is very good....and, of course, some is just derivative and 
'trendy'....

Personally, I like Debussy...not every single thing he ever did, but more than I'm interested in sharing at the moment....

(Pardon me, but your bias is showing....zip up....;)....)

Fraternally yours,
J

@schubert ...Hey, for a change of pace, you might try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mi145S-HfQ

432 hz is a tad different than 440, but is pleasant to my ears. *S*

My Walshs' really seem to like pianos....and I'm a sucker for one played well. ;)

Cheers, J

Can anyone tell us who the composer was?

It always makes me smile to hear a different interpretation of a well-known work.  Like a great cover (e.g., Take Me To The River, All Along The Watchtower.)  My favorite Four Seasons performance is the BSO recording on Telarc (recently repressed to vinyl), but a violinist friend of mine just recommended a live performance by Giuliano Carmignola, which could not be more different than the Silverstein BSO performance, but still just great.

If you like at least some Vivaldi, it behooves you to seek out the recordings of some of the newly rediscovered material played by the Accademia Bizantina - excellent