Michael Talbot

a very well balanced, closely researched "life and works" of Vivaldi — The Literary Review More…

[T]here is nobody internationally as well-placed as Talbot to provide such a versatile and friendly guide to Vivaldi [...] The Vivaldi Compendium will become an indispensable companion — Gramophone Magazine More…

There are welcome insights into...how and why [the cantatas] were written, and by whom and for whom they were performed...a work-by-work description of each cantata provides reference material... — Musical Times More…