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Article: Mozart: Symphonies No. 36 and 38. (Bruno Walter)
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- September 1, 1989
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Orpheus and his lyre, the poet tells us, made trees and mountain tops bow down. Vivaldi poured 12 concertos into his La Ceira and proved that Bach was an astute judge
in placing high in the baroque pantheon. These are among the best of the four hundred he wrote in a lifetime that took him to the heights of fame, and then to a pauper's grave. This is music that dances and leaps among the solo instruments or moves calmly in unison-12 utter delights, particularly at the hands of Christopher Hogwood, the Academy of Ancient Music, and violinist Simon Standage. The compact disc brought Vivaldi back, and the original-instruments movement has given him new luster. ...