I'm glad you made this post Erik--i had forgotten a note i'd made to myself a few years ago about a new Vivaldi performance of the 4 seasons by Adrian Chandler who both conducts and plays the violin--it was intriguing because they used a 3 string violin which Vivaldi wrote for and was in use when the piece was composed--or something like that. I ran across a review of it in the Gramophone Newsletter. At the time i could not find it to listen and soon forgot--but now that i can stream i have discovered it on Tidal, MQA and since i haven't heard that music since my wedding 32 years ago i guess i can take it 😀 Here's a link to the review which i had sent to myself in an email and found again although i don't see any reference to the 3 string violin here but they do mention it on Tidal.
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/vivaldi-the-four-seasons-bassoon-concertos
And BTW, anything involving a violin played badly is the worst music on Earth--like nails on a blackboard !
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/vivaldi-the-four-seasons-bassoon-concertos
And BTW, anything involving a violin played badly is the worst music on Earth--like nails on a blackboard !