If any light hits the music, you are blinded by the reflection.
They are printed on pretty heavy cardstock. This makes a huge difference since music is typically measured in millimeters. But that's not the actual size of the score and parts you receive, but something roughly 8.5x12.5 inches. Softbound, in individual portfolios (one portfolio, consisting of one or a group of works, is considered a volume).Ī few things to note here. format: 23 x 33 cm (scores & parts), with critical notes included with the score. This is what the website says about their edition: Ars Antiqua, Madrid, 2010. But there is a new complete edition on the market published by Ars Antiqva.
If you are looking to play some of the more obscure works by Vivaldi, you might start with the Ricordi complete edition (which is highly edited, especially in the bass and cembalo parts). Ars Antiqva (Complete Instrumental Works by Vivaldi edited by Olivier Fourés)
