Vittorio Negri

He initially studied at the Milan Conservatory, then at the Salzburg Mozarteum, where he became assistant conductor under Bernhard Paumgartner in 1952.

He initially worked on critical editions for I Musici, but took a position with Philips in the late 1950s as a record producer.

He became a prolific producer for Philips's classical music department and recorded copiously for them as conductor of the Berlin Chamber Orchestra and the Dresden Staatskapelle.

Freed ends with relating the recording to a quote by Austrian pianist Artur Schnabel: "They are a safe supply of happiness".

His significant studies and publishing of critical editions, especially in the Baroque repertoire, led to him gaining a large reputation.