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, made as a collective tribute to the visiting Cardinal

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by at least five composers working in Venice including

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. It contains the last documented solo performance by Vivaldi as a violinist, performing the virtuoso violin part in his own aria "Sovente il sole". The work was re-assembled by Michael Talbot and recorded by

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with Simone Kermes, Anna Bonitatibus and

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and the Venice Baroque Orchestra for Archiv in 2005.Review
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