Antonio Vivaldi

“Music is the art of combining sounds in a way that pleases the ear.”

“Music is the art of the soul and the science of the heart.”

“With Antonio Vivaldi, Italian Baroque music reached its zenith. The prosperous, cultivated world of contemporary Venice shines through all his works, composed with innate craftsmanship. Gramophone (April 28, 2022) [1]”

“Are you interested in the current revival of eighteenth”

“Caricaturists of all countries I have a great interest in; I like to observe what happens to an artist's vision when there is a deliberate distortion for the viewer. This is found in Italian art and in much Italian music. Vivaldi sometimes uses caricature in a very serious and grim sense, not at all comic.”

“Judging Composers: High Notes, and Low”

“Italians have such illustrious people they can celebrate, that everyone celebrates”

“An ironic note written upon an aria score of his opera Orlando Furioso (1727).”

“Quoted in: Michael Talbot (1978) Vivaldi, p. 90”

“Se questa non piace, non voglio più scrivere di musica. Translation: If you don't like this, I'll stop writing music.”