Le quattro stagioni

by Antonio Vivaldi

Le quattro stagioni cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Archiv Produktion
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 51:02
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This 1982 Archiv Produktion recording presents Antonio Vivaldi's 'Le quattro stagioni' in historically informed Baroque style. The performance captures the programmatic vividness of each season through lush orchestral textures. It remains a benchmark interpretation of the iconic set of concertos.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, strings, virtuosic, chamber

Tracklist

  1. Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro (3:05)
  2. Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre (2:10)
  3. Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Allegro pastorale (3:57)
  4. Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate": I. Allegro non molto (5:27)
  5. Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte (2:07)
  6. Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto (2:36)
  7. Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro (5:05)
  8. Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno": II. Adagio molto (2:17)
  9. Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno": III. Allegro (3:14)
  10. Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno": I. Allegro non molto (3:05)
  11. Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo (2:00)
  12. Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno": III. Allegro (3:08)
  13. Concerto in B-flat major, RV 583: I. Largo e spiccato - Allegro non molto (4:51)
  14. Concerto in B-flat major, RV 583: II. Andante (3:26)
  15. Concerto in B-flat major, RV 583: II. Allegro (4:34)

Credits

  • Antonio Vivaldi - primary artist, composed by
  • I Solisti Veneti - primary artist, ensemble
  • Claudio Scimone - primary artist, conductor
  • Piero Toso - primary artist, violin [premier violon]
  • Enrico Egano - cello
  • Gianni Chiampan - cello
  • Susan Moses - cello
  • Ubaldo Fioravanti - double bass

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