Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery is an audio (CD) story set to the music of Vivaldi. Not really sure what I was getting when I came upon this on the library shelf, I thought it worth a try since my ten-, seven-, and four-year olds all like audio books, and, though I am mostly ignorant about classical music, I do recognize and love Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
The music is a beautiful, goosebump-inducing backdrop for this tale, set in Vienna during Carnival, about an orphan girl. Katarina, a gifted musician, searches for her origins as she studies violin under the composer Antonio Vivaldi.
Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery is one of those rare things that parent and child can equally enjoy and appreciate.
JJ
JJ
It isn't widely known that Vivaldi wrote four sonnets to go with The Four Seasons. I have a great recording that has Patrick Stewart reading the sonnets before each piece. Really nice.
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