Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)

Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)

On this CD:

1. Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

2. Violin Concerto ("L'estate", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

3. Violin Concerto ("L'autunno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

4. Violin Concerto ("L'inverno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("Il cimento" No. 4) Op. 8/4, RV 297
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

5. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 171
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

6. Concerto ("Conca") for strings & continuo in B-flat major, RV 163
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This recording of The Four Seasons sold something like 50 billion copies in France. Now, I know that's not necessarily a recommendation. After all, this is the country that thinks Jerry Lewis is America's greatest film star. But in this case, they have a point, because here is a sensational recording of the fabulous Four. The secret of making a great new recording of music that you've heard until it drives you crazy lies in the performers' ability to make the music sound fresh. That's exactly what Biondi and his forces do. To listen to this record is to realize that classical music is what it says it is--great art that constantly reveals something new when subjected to vibrant and original interpretation. One more for the CD shelf! --David Hurwitz

Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Music, Antonio Vivaldi, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Classical, Concerto, Orchestral & Symphonic, Violin Concerto

Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)

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