Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2003-05-06
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Concerto in E major 'La primavera', RV 269: I. Allegro
- Concerto in E major 'La primavera', RV 269: II. Largo
- Concerto in E major 'La primavera', RV 269: III. Allegro
- Concerto in G minor 'L'estate', RV 315: I. Allegro non molto
- Concerto in G minor 'L'estate', RV 315: II. Adagio-Presto
- Concerto in G minor 'L'estate', RV 315: III. Presto
- Concerto in F major, 'L'autunno', RV 293: I. Allegro
- Concerto in F major, 'L'autunno', RV 293: II. Adagio
- Concerto in F major, 'L'autunno', RV 293: III. Allegro
- Concerto in F minor 'L'inverno', RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
- Concerto in F minor 'L'inverno', RV 297: II. Largo
- Concerto in F minor 'L'inverno', RV 297: III. Presto
- I. Presto
- II. Largo
- III. Presto
- I. Allegro
- II. Adagio e spiccato
- III. Allegro
- IV. Largo e spiccato
- V. Allegretto
- I. Allegro
- II. Larghetto e spiritoso
- III. Allegro
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo e spiccato
- III. Allegro
Music reviews of Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante
Music Review: Smart. Sexy. Stylish.
Rating: 5 Stars
Baroque music, as I have said before and will say again, demands authentic instruments to be brought to life. I also think a healthy dose of improvisational ornamentation should be added to the playing. Here you get both, and the latter in a heavy sum.
It's fun and invigorating. The tempos in some of the faster passages, especially the Presto from "Summer," are reminiscent of a performance I heard lead by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg years ago. People forget that Baroque was originally an insult, meaning that the music was over the top. It eventually became the best way to describe this glorious music.
In true Baroque fashion, this recording is indeed over the top, and not to be missed.
Description of Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante
Is there any way a violinist can make Vivaldi's Four Seasons not sound like elevator music nowadays? Judging by this release, the answer is "yes." Fabio Biondi leads his Europa Galante in crisp performances which do not distort the music either dynamically or rhythmically, and his playing is so clear, clean and clever that you'll hear new things amidst music you thought you, yourself, could play in your sleep. The storm is surprisingly stormy without being exaggerated, for instance, and the dance-like opening to Autumn is positively toe-tapping. The harpsichord which opens "Winter" is bone-chilling and the pizzicato strings in its second movement--taken quickly--are nicely brittle. Biondi emphasizes the lower strings elsewhere so that we experience a texture not often noticed, but obviously present. The CD is filled out with the almost equally famous "La tempersta del mare" concerto and three from "L'estro armonico," all played with the same determination and excellence. A glorious disc. --Robert LevineGeneral CDs
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