The 18th-century mandolin concertos express the character of the Italian baroque language, where festivals, fireworks, masks, magnificence and extravagance proliferate. It is the apotheosis of the arts, creation and gigantic events. The celebration is everywhere. From the street to the institutions, art is never partitioned, but always alive. What constitutes the quintessence of the concerto, is the alternation between the slow and fast movements whose characters and tempi are pushed to the extreme, and finally the great freedom of execution left to the interpreter in phrasing and ornamentation, always at the service of expression, creating the Italian style.