Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

by Trevor Pinnock & The English Concert

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1982
  • Label: Archiv Produktion
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:26
  • Community rating: 4.31/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Simon Standage is the soloist in a landmark early period-instrument account, with Pinnock directing from the harpsichord in sessions held at Henry Wood Hall in London. The performance was prepared from Vivaldi's manuscript parts and has remained a benchmark of the British baroque revival ever since.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, virtuosic, melodic, traditional, complex

Tracklist

  1. Spring: Concerto No.1 in E major: Allegro (3:33)
  2. Spring: Concerto No.1 in E major: Largo e pianissimo sempre (3:12)
  3. Spring: Concerto No.1 in E major: Danza Pastorale - Allegro (3:55)
  4. Summer: Concerto No.2 in G minor: Allegro non molto (4:49)
  5. Summer: Concerto No.2 in G minor: Adagio (2:17)
  6. Summer: Concerto No.2 in G minor: Presto - Tempo impetuoso (2:53)
  7. Autumn: Concerto No.3 in F major: Allegro - Ballo e Canto di Villanelli (5:13)
  8. Autumn: Concerto No.3 in F major: Adagio - Ubriachi dormienti (2:52)
  9. Autumn: Concerto No.3 in F major: Allegro - La Caccia (3:04)
  10. Winter: Concerto No.4 in F minor: Allegro non molto (3:23)
  11. Winter: Concerto No.4 in F minor: Largo (2:21)
  12. Winter: Concerto No.4 in F minor: Allegro (2:47)

Credits

  • Antonio Vivaldi - primary artist, composed by
  • Simon Standage - primary artist, violin [baroque]
  • Trevor Pinnock - primary artist, conductor

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