Jayne Mansfield – Concerto No. 6 in A Minor
An evening pause: By Vivaldi, and performed on the Ed Sullivan Show 1957.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
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Vivaldi – Spring
An evening pause: Seems the perfect piece of music to herald in the first weekend of spring. This is first movement of Vivaldi’s The Seasons. Performed here by Alana Youssefian and the Voices of Music.
Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto In E Minor
A evening pause: The orchestra is the Chopin University of Music Orchestra, with Klaudia Abramczuk on the bassoon.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Avi Avital – Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto in C Major
An evening pause: He starts out by very carefully placing a score before him on his stand, but then never opens or looks at it during the entire performance. Instead, he plays the whole thing from memory, wielding his mandolin as if it is part of him. And he and the entire group is clearly having a great deal of fun doing it.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Bond – Viva
An evening pause: Performed live in Japan. Proves beyond doubt that Vivaldi had rhythm.