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