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THE next time you hang on listening to Vivaldi's telephone tune, otherwise known as TheFour Seasons,bear in mind that it is just one of 802 compositions which he wrote. Ooops,correction, another one has just turned up, thanks to the keen eye of Professor MichaelTalbot ofLiverpool's University. He is arguably the leading authority on Vivaldi,and is proof of the maxim that lightning can strike twice. Thirty years ago he was riffling amongst the dusty archives ofManchester Central Library, when he discovered 12 unknown violin sonatas by Vivaldi, a volume whichhadonce belonged to the 18thcentury poet and collector Charles Jennens. They have since become known as Vivaldi's Manchester sonatas, and recorded by,amongst others,Andrew Manze. Now another lost work has turned up, a major choral piece,Nisi Dominus, bringing the total up to 803 (at the hour of writing).
An Australian musicologist was delving into historical papers in Dresden when she found the piece with the composer Baldassare (Buranello) Galuppi's name at the top. She knew that it dated from before his time,and so consulted Professor Tal-bot. After close examination he realised that it was the missing piece from a collection of 12 Psalms,and used rare instruments known to the Pietaorphanage in Venice where Vivaldi had worked.See the full content of this document
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Arts: Classical: Vivaldi's Catalogue Is Still Growing
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