[KamperKen]

A quip by Peter Shickele (of P.D.Q. Bach fame) was (not exact quote) “Vivaldi wrote 500 concertos or the same concerto 500 times.”

The cartoonist Rodriques did a cartoon every month in the Stereo Review lampooning stereophiles (truly worth being lampooned). One of his cartoons showed a sign in a stereo shop that read “Vivaldi Tapes Erased for Free.”

I’m obviously not a Vivaldi fan to put it mildly and it seems I have company.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... I’m a huge fan of Spike Jones (and have been since childhood) but I don’t quote him. :^) Stereo Review was a great magazine for people who didn’t own ears. :^D

[real saxophonist]

I never really cared for him either. Had to get familiar enough to pass Music History, and immediately cleared that out to make room for more important stuff.

Most people who say they are a fan of Vivaldi only know The Four Seasons, and of that, they only know Spring.

[Sans-Culotte]

I’m obviously not a Vivaldi fan to put it mildly and it seems I have company.

I listen to Vivaldi a lot, but I think of his music as pleasant background music for the most part. Aside from The Four Seasons and his Gloria, I don't find his music terribly compelling. It certainly is repetitious.

Re: that quote. I remember reading one in a whimsical history of music that stated "some say Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 400 times. That's not true. He wrote the same 2 concertos 200 times".