Donald Satz wrote: Deryk mentioned Vivaldi's Four Seasons in terms of its frequent recording >versus less frequent concert programming. Why is it that Baroque music >gets so little play at concerts? For one thing, it is a chamber piece, so if you have a full-sized symphony orchestra it is a waste of more than half of the personnel. Baroque ensembles, on the other hand, generally keep their hands off Wagner, Bruckner and Mahler, so it all evens out. Mimi Ezust