Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Concerto in F Major for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 434
Concerto in A Minor for Flute & Strings, RV 108
Concerto in C Major for Two Flutes, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 533
Concerto in C Major for Flautino, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 443
Concerto in C Major for Flautino, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 444
Concerto in A Minor for Flautino, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 445

Once virtually forgotten, Antonio Vivaldi now enjoys a reputation that equals the international fame he enjoyed in his heyday. Born in Venice in 1678, the son of a barber who was himself to win distinction as a violinist in the service of the great Gabrielis and Monteverdi at the basilica of San Marco, he studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1703. At the same time he established himself as a violinist of remarkable ability. A later visitor to Venice described his playing in the op