I accidentally stumbled over a very nice collection of Vivaldi's greatest 'hits' and I thought I might ask you guys who is it that inspires you when it comes down to classical music
I for one love Vivaldi's works, simply because they are very melodic, he can really set up an atmosphere and the phrasing is very fresh - it doesn't have that sort of vibe that would automatically take your mind towards Yngwie Malmsteen somehow
I also think that even picking up little snipets/phrases out of these works can greatly increase your technical level of execution and your vocabulary as well.