Only 496 copies of this title will be pressed.
Violinist and conductor Salvatore Accardo leads the Orchestra da Camera Italiana
for this recording of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi.
"Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are amongst his most innovative and extraordinary
compositions. Today’s public knows the work but the "Red Priest's"
contemporaries were immediately captivated by it as well. The originality of
these Concertos is that much more surprising because they dutifully follow the
usual pattern: division into three movements of Fast – Slow – Fast with
alternating “tuttis” and “solos” as Giuseppe Torelli used..."
"As well known as Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are, so little (wrongfully) are the two
Vivaldi compositions that open this disc, played. These are the Concerto in D
minor for two violins RV 514, particularly dear to David Oistrakh and Isaac
Stern, and the Concerto in B flat for violin and cello RV 547.
"In the Concerto RV 514, the Allegro non molto starts energetically. Also
evident is a contrapuntal severity in the ‘old style’ that appears like a
tightly bound Duet where the soloists adhere to a relentless virtuosity, initial
counterpoint and flowing characteristic progressions. In the middle there is
respite in a lyrical Adagio ‘multiplied in two’ seeming like a pathetic
submission and imitating the strings’ ‘tutti’, which reminds us of a Cantata by
Alessandro Scarlatti It is at this actual spot that the soloists retire after
having voiced their eloquence. A joyous and intriguing ’tutti’ provides division
and ritornello to the Allegro molto where the brilliance of the two violins
interweaves with great contrasts of expression. The Concerto RV 547 exalts the
characters of the violin and cello with a dialogue alternating between being
animated to serene and it always involves the listener. In the Allegro moderato
the opening ‘tutti’ displays neat unisons, wide curves and predictable
progressions. The whole work is carried out in a grand manner by the two
instruments just as in a solo concerto. The Andante is a duet, brief but full of
pathos, sustained with lightness by the basso continuo while the strings are
silent. The Allegro molto is excitedly motive and vigorous in the ‘tuttis’ and
‘solos’ with brilliant tremolos and polished alternating of the instruments."
From liner notes by Alberto Cantù - English translation: Desiree Bonfiglio
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• Produced in only 496 copies
Musicians:
Laura Manzini, cembalo
Laura Gorna, violin
Orchestra da Camera Italiana
Salvatore Accardo, conductor, violin
Selections:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Concerto in Mi Maggiore “La Primavera”
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
Concerto in sol minore “L’Estate”
4. Allegro non molto - Allegro
5. Adagio
6. Presto
Concerto in Fa Maggiore “L’Autunno”
7. Allegro
8. Adagio molto
9. Allegro
Concerto in Fa minore “L’Inverno”
10. Allegro non molto
11. Largo
12. Allegro
Concerto in re min. per due violini, archi e continuo F I n° 100
13. Allegro non molto
14. Adagio
15. Allegro molto
Concerto in Si bem. Magg. per violino, violoncello, archi e continuo F IV n°
2
16. Allegro moderato
17. Andante
18. Allegro molto
Recorded May 30-31, 2009 at Lodi, Auditorium Banca Popolare di Lodi.
Recorded by Giulio Cesare Ricci