It wasn't a sudden blinding flash of recognition. It was something I really had to think about and then get advice on before making any claims.

It's the sort of thing that any researcher dreams about and the fact that has happened to me at this stage of my life is magic. There's no other word for it. It's just wonderful music. There's not a weak moment from the beginning to the end.

Several of its themes and musical motifs are strikingly similar to those present in other Vivaldi works.

The reasons we were convinced of Vivaldi's authorship are many and varied. Essentially, the new work displays all the peculiarities of Vivaldi's general style, peculiarities that are very familiar to musicians, musicologists and music lovers.

There have been other works found, fragments of works found, but this is just superb in its quality. From beginning to end there's not a weak moment.

I've been fooling the public for years and I'm really good at it.