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Why doesn't the bassoon play any notes in the beginning of RV 484?
In Vivaldi's Concerto in E minor for Bassoon, RV 484, you can hear the violins introduce the theme, and then the bassoon enters to play solo.
In every video I watch the procedure is the same: first violins and the orchestra, then the bassoon.…
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Variations in "Il Gardellino" - Cantabile
Listening to renditions of Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major, Op 10 No 3, Second Movement - Cantabile, it seems that when it's played as solo piece, the repeats include ornaments that are not in the score. In a recording by Sir James Galway of the…
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Is there any evidence that JS Bach, A Vivaldi and/or J Handel had perfect pitch?
Is there any evidence that JS Bach, A Vivaldi and/or J Handel had perfect pitch? Perhaps, if one can devote so much time and energy to music, he would develop such abilities.
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