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Vivaldi for Valentines: Romantic Interludes for the One You Love

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Almost everyone knows Vivaldi's "Four Seasons". If you love that gorgeous piece of music, than I say your next purchase should be this! It is a gorgeous collecton of string quartets along with flutes and very impressive classical guitar. I put it on whenever I need to be taken away from this world, or when I need some artistic inspiration.

I don't really know a lot about classical music even though I listen to a lot of it. All I can say is that every piece on this collection evokes a tremendous amount of peace and happy emotion. I listen to it in my office, and that in combination with my new fountain.... better than Prozac. My favorite piece is "Concerto for Guitar in D major: Largo" (sample #2 above). Highly recommend!

When it comes to Vivaldi's works, the majority of people usually tend to associate him solely with composing the Four Seasons. However, this particular cd will introduce classical music lovers to other music that he composed for various stringed instruments, including the violin and cello. It does include a section from Winter of the Four Seasons, but the rest is other music that some may not be too familiar with. For a low price, you'll be getting a great selection of music.

How wonderful and novel to find a Vivaldi collection not heavy on the Four Seasons. There are 2 tracks I believe from his seminal work. Everything here is good. You get nearly 80 minutes of beautiful and varied music, violin heavy and slowed down a little to emphasize their theme of romance. It would make a good play on Valentine's. But I listen to it anywhere. I enjoy the short movements of Vivaldi's work. He gets to the point and this one really plays like a pop album- all the tracks around 3 minutes or less. Catchy but not overcooked.

Bought the 4 CDs you have listed, in this particular genre - loved them - and plan to order more. Owning the Puccini with Pasta CD initially motivated me to buy these additional 4. They are very, very good and I hope there are even more of them than are listed in the jacket included with the CD.