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Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons

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In 1989 Nigel Kennedy made his breakthrough recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. In his sleeve notes to that famous release, Kennedy stressed that he had rejected the idea of playing Vivaldi’s suite of violin concertos in either the “authentic” fashion, using period instruments, or in the more florid “romantic” style. He explained that his objective was to use “every kind of technique I know” to communicate his feeling for the music to his listeners. He didn’t believe that The Four Seasons was confined to any particular point in time, because it “has far more to offer than mere historical interest”

Now, in 2015, Kennedy returns with a completely fresh take on The Four Seasons, but while the music sounds hugely different, his creative attitude is the same. Once again he has set out to prove that The Four Seasons can be music for all time, and in his opinion there’s no reason why Vivaldi’s mas­terpiece shouldn’t be opened up to embrace developments in musical instrument technology ,or even new musical styles undreamt of in Vivaldi’s 18th century world. Any forward-looking composer, Kennedy reasons, would have been delighted to exploit the potential of more expressive or sophisticated instrumentation if it had been available to him.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Spring: Melodious Incantation
  2. Spring: Transitoire
  3. Spring: The Goatherd Sleeps With His Trusty Dog Beside Him
  4. Spring: Transitoire
  5. Spring: Nymphs And Shepherds Dance
  6. Summer: Destiny
  7. Summer: Transitoire
  8. Summer: Fear
  9. Summer: Transitoire
  10. Summer: His Fears Are Only Too True
  11. Autumn: The Peasant Celebrates The Rich Harvest
  12. Autumn: Transitoire
  13. Autumn: Pleasure Of Sweetest Slumber
  14. Autumn: Transitoire
  15. Autumn: Horns, Guns, and Dogs
  16. Winter: Prolitoire
  17. Winter: To Shiver, Frozen
  18. Winter: The Rain Outside
  19. Winter: Transitoire
  20. Winter: Walk On The Ice
  21. Winter: The End
Release date NZ
October 2nd, 2015
Artist
Label
Sony Classical
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
2015
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
0888750767226
Product ID
24072837

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