Vivaldi The Four Seasons
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Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi
Label: Argo
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
ADD
Catalogue Number: KZRC654
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi
Label: Argo
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 43
Mastering:
ADD
Catalogue Number: 414 486-2ZH
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Label: DG
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Catalogue Number: 415 301-2GH
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Michel Schwalbé, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Michel Schwalbé, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Michel Schwalbé, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Michel Schwalbé, Violin |
| Adagio |
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer |
| (12) Concerti Grossi, Movement: No. 8 in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto' |
Arcangelo Corelli, Composer
Arcangelo Corelli, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Michel Schwalbé, Violin |
Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: PCD800
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Jaime Laredo, Violin Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Jaime Laredo, Violin Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Jaime Laredo, Violin Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Jaime Laredo, Violin Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
Author:
Inexplicably The Four Seasons is at the top of the list of most often recorded pieces of classical music—and this universal popularity again shows in the CD listings. Of these latest three CD versions to reach me, the 1970 performance by Alan Loveday with the ASMF under Sir Neville Marriner makes the most delectable choice. Everything goes superbly well and generates a special excitement which the warm yet detailed recording (for all its age) conveys admirably. Tonal balance is about ideal and even such touches as a change between harpsichord and organ in the continuo can be savoured.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra version is directed by the soloist, Jaime Laredo, with a high degree of both musical control and balance judgement. Technically the CD tone is less sumptious than the ASMF recording and that plus the rather close strings—soloist and other 'front desks'—might cause some listeners to reach for the treble tone control. Yet the fact that this is one of Pickwick's first batch of £ 6.99 budget CDs is much in its favour, and many people will find this musically satisfying performance a real bargain at the price.
With the Karajan remastered 1973 recording we enter a grander league in terms of orchestral size and marvellous precision and integration. The soloist Michel Schwalbe produces a rich tone throughout and the engineers have achieved a most believable balance in a large-sounding acoustic without spotlighting. As a bonus, this is the only disc offering fill-up music—bringing the programme timing up to a generous 70 minutes, compared with just 43 and 38 minutes respectively for the ASMF and SCO versions. This re-programming, which many of us think the record companies should do more often to provide better CD playing-time value, restores most enjoyable 1971 performances to the catalogue of Albinoni's justifiably popular Adagio and Corelli's ''Christmas Concerto''. Here the sound quality takes on a degree of roughness, with the original tape hiss in evidence—so that, for my money, the choice must remain the totally absorbing Four Seasons from the ASMF.'
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra version is directed by the soloist, Jaime Laredo, with a high degree of both musical control and balance judgement. Technically the CD tone is less sumptious than the ASMF recording and that plus the rather close strings—soloist and other 'front desks'—might cause some listeners to reach for the treble tone control. Yet the fact that this is one of Pickwick's first batch of £ 6.99 budget CDs is much in its favour, and many people will find this musically satisfying performance a real bargain at the price.
With the Karajan remastered 1973 recording we enter a grander league in terms of orchestral size and marvellous precision and integration. The soloist Michel Schwalbe produces a rich tone throughout and the engineers have achieved a most believable balance in a large-sounding acoustic without spotlighting. As a bonus, this is the only disc offering fill-up music—bringing the programme timing up to a generous 70 minutes, compared with just 43 and 38 minutes respectively for the ASMF and SCO versions. This re-programming, which many of us think the record companies should do more often to provide better CD playing-time value, restores most enjoyable 1971 performances to the catalogue of Albinoni's justifiably popular Adagio and Corelli's ''Christmas Concerto''. Here the sound quality takes on a degree of roughness, with the original tape hiss in evidence—so that, for my money, the choice must remain the totally absorbing Four Seasons from the ASMF.'
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