Suggestions-Aut2

Suggestions for following up the project including links to related music, books, sites etc.

Other Amphion Projects closely related:

"Villagers' Dance - Autunno 1" and Basso Continuo (Vivaldi's L'Autunno) are clearly related through reference to the same work. But as the movements contrast, so too do the exercises derived from them. Villagers' Dance probably should preceed Basso Continuo both from the angle of studying the whole concerto and from the difficulty of the material.

Recommended recordings of The Four Seasons (Le quattro Stagione) include:

Kennedy + English Chamber Orch. (EMI - CDC7495572) - gives some interesting creative stimuli to the work of this project, especially the 2nd movement of Autumn
Onofri + Il Giardino Armonico (TELDEC - 4509-97127-2) - a lively and expressive version in the 'authentic' style.
Mutter + Trondheim Soloists (Deutsche Gramophon - DG 463 259-2) - an excellent traditional interpretation.

Review the catalogue and place an order at Balaams Music

Study score of The Four Seasons

Edition Eulenburg: No.1222Vivaldi op.8 no.3 L'Autunno

Aural practice with intervals

Contact Emagic for their Hearmaster software - includes excellent interactive drill exercises for recognizing intervals aurally. Can also be purchased at Freds Music Store

The following Websites can help you discover more about Vivaldi and Basso Continuo

www.gmn.com

www.ucc.ie Academic site with useful links

www.klassik.com Vivaldi site in German, but with many English pages, too

linkbaton.com Books and scores

Credits

The MIDI-file for The Girl from Ipanema come from Don Carroll

The MIDI-file for Eleanor Rigby comes from Bob Mace

Their sites may be of further interest to you.