Vivaldi was one of the first composers to focus on the transverse flute as a viable solo instrument, and he was perhaps even the first to dedicate an entire publication to the flute family. His Opus 10 was published around 1728 by Michel-Charles Le Cène, although many of the works in the collection were in fact revised versions of earlier compositions, with Vivaldi capitalizing on the popularity of the flute and rewriting material that had previously been used for other instruments. The addition of descriptive elements to the movement names, often related to natural phenomena - such as 'La tempesta del mare' - was another way of boosting sales, something the composer had already discovered a few years earlier with the publication of the 'Four Seasons'. Vivaldi wrote more than 500 concertos in the course of his life, and his expertise in this area is particularly evident in the alternation between the ritornello and the orchestral tutti: while the ensemble works together perfectly in the tutti, the soloist can really unfold in the ritornelli and show off his instrument to its full advantage. The Italian flautist Mario Folena, who has been principal flautist of the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto since 1982, plays these works. He has already worked with many prominent ensembles, including I Solisti Veneti and I Filarmonici di Verona, and is a respected teacher of baroque flute who has given summer courses at the Fondazione Cini in Venice and the conservatories of Padua and Parma. He is joined by L'Arte dell'Arco, led by violinist Federico Guglielmo, whose exuberant and thoroughly researched Vivaldi performances have won much praise in the past. Vivaldi's six flute concertos op. 10 have achieved almost the same popularity as the Four Seasons. They were published in Amsterdam in 1728 and contain some of Vivaldi's most famous concertos: Il Gardellino, La Notte and the Tempesta di Mare. Music of wonderful invention, drama, tone painting and instrumental virtuosity. Played on original instruments by soloist Mario Folena, student of Jean-Pierre Rampal and Rene Clemencic, solo flutist of the famous Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and veteran of historically informed performance practice. Federico Guglielmo leads his ensemble l'Arte del'Arco, a lifelong commitment to the Red Priest of Venice. The performance is based on the new Critical Edition of Vivaldi's works, which reveals many new details and insights.