A quip by Peter Shickele (of P.D.Q. Bach fame) was (not exact quote) “Vivaldi wrote 500 concertos or the same concerto 500 times.”
The cartoonist Rodriques did a cartoon every month in the Stereo Review lampooning stereophiles (truly worth being lampooned). One of his cartoons showed a sign in a stereo shop that read “Vivaldi Tapes Erased for Free.”
I’m obviously not a Vivaldi fan to put it mildly and it seems I have company.
Heh... I’m a huge fan of Spike Jones (and have been since childhood) but I don’t quote him. :^) Stereo Review was a great magazine for people who didn’t own ears. :^D
Most people who say they are a fan of Vivaldi only know The Four Seasons, and of that, they only know Spring.
I listen to Vivaldi a lot, but I think of his music as pleasant background music for the most part. Aside from The Four Seasons and his Gloria, I don't find his music terribly compelling. It certainly is repetitious.
Re: that quote. I remember reading one in a whimsical history of music that stated "some say Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 400 times. That's not true. He wrote the same 2 concertos 200 times".