Karl Miller wrote:

>William Hong wrote:
>
>>While I've never even tried an exhaustive survey of the available
>>recordings, my current favorite on period instruments is that by Giardino
>>Armonico, on Teldec.
>
>While I am not a fan of the music of Vivaldi, I really do love their
>recordings.  They are filled with such life!

I do love Vivaldi a lot and my frame of reference always was I Musici.
There was a period in my life when I didn't listen to Vivaldi at all and
then I got totally *astonished* by Il Giardino Armonico.  I still enjoy
Felix Ayo & I Musici but the way Il Giardino Armonico played Vivaldi was
almost shocking to me and had me listen to the music as if I never heard
it before.  That feeling hasn't left me yet.

Philip