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Vivaldi: Four Seasons

~ Europa Galante (Orchestra), Fabio Biondi (Conductor)
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  • Orchestra: Europa Galante
  • Conductor: Fabio Biondi
  • Audio CD (6 Aug 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Virgin Classics
  • ASIN: B00005N8EN
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101,637 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. The Four Seasons: Con No.1 in E 'La Primavera', RV 269: I. Allegro
2. The Four Seasons: Con No.1 in E 'La Primavera', RV 269: II. Largo
3. The Four Seasons: Con No.1 in E 'La Primavera', RV 269: III. Allegro
4. The Four Seasons: Con No.2 in g 'L'estate', RV 315: I. Allegro Non Molto
5. The Four Seasons: Con No.2 in g 'L'estate', RV 315: II. Adagio - Presto
6. The Four Seasons: Con No.2 in g 'L'estate', RV 315: III. Presto
7. The Four Seasons: Con No.3 in F 'L'autunno', RV 293: I. Allegro
8. The Four Seasons: Con No.3 in F 'L'autunno', RV 293: II. Adagio - Presto
9. The Four Seasons: Con No.3 in F 'L'autunno', RV 293: III. Allegro
10. The Four Seasons: Con No.4 in f 'L'inverno', RV 297: I. Allegro Non Molto
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Disc: 2
1. Con No.11 in D, RV 210: I. Allegro
2. Con No.11 in D, RV 210: II. Largo
3. Con No.11 in D, RV 210: III. Allegro
4. Con No.10 in B flat 'La Caccia', RV 362: I. Allegro Assai
5. Con No.10 in B flat 'La Caccia', RV 362: II. Adagio
6. Con No.10 in B flat 'La Caccia', RV 362: III. Allegro
7. Con No.9 in d, RV 236: I. Allegro
8. Con No.9 in d, RV 236: II. Adagio
9. Con No.9 in d, RV 236: III. Allegro
10. Con No.8 in g, RV 332: I. Allegro
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On this CD:
  1. 12 Concertos for Violin and Strings
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    Performed by Europa Galante
    with Fabio Biondi

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting, idiosyncratic approach, 17 Jul 2006
By Chris (London) - See all my reviews
The violin technique of Fabio Biondi is superb. The interpretation is powerful, emotional, occasionally raw...even brutal, but always exciting. If you want a novel and arresting interpretation of these pieces here it is. You'll either love it or hate it...I love it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unique, challenging; but worth the effort, 9 Jul 2006
By S. Ridley (Cheltenham, England) - See all my reviews
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My initial reaction to this was suprise, caused mainly by the intensity of the playing. If want you want is polite, back ground classic FM Vivaldi this is not for you.

This recording takes Vivaldi, so often seen as "easy listening" and throws it back at you with verve and vitrol. A majority of the performances push the boundries of dynamics, tempo and passion: occaionally a bit too far. Some of the emotion in the wonderful lyrical sections of "spring" is lost a little, but this is far more than compensated for by the last movement of summer, played with passion and verve. The concertos are again played with power and emotion, at times becoming a little overwrought, but none the less enjoyable.

I would throughly recommend this recording. To those who don't know Vivaldi because it will provide a good starting point, if only because of the wide range of music on the CD. To those who do because it will cause you to really listen (I mean listen not hear) This is not Vivaldi for dinner parties - this is vivaldi performed with passion and understanding.

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2 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., 19 Jun 2006
By J. Dangoor "Bach Maniac" (UK) - See all my reviews
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While this is a unique interpretation of the Four Seasons, it is interesting and rare. However, the playing is odd without string vibrations (which is unique o the baroque period)and I find that this completely undermines the grandeur intended for the pieces by the composer himself. It is not pleasant to listen to and is played so brutally that the listener fails to enjoy half the writing. The Von Karajan/Berliner Philarmoniker (DG) version is much more pleasant, representative, accurate and impressive, as as Kennedy's(EMI). There is simply nothing to compare. If you get it, you will regret it. Waste of £15.
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