Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Four Seasons, Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
02. The Four Seasons, Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo
03. The Four Seasons, Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": III. Danza pastorale. Allegro
04. The Four Seasons, Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non moto
05. The Four Seasons, Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio - Presto
06. The Four Seasons, Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
07. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro
08. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto
09. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro
10. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto
11. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
12. The Four Seasons, Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro
13. Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 226: II. Largo
14. Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: I. Allegro
15. Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: II. Largo
16. Concerto for 4 Violins & Cello in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: III. Allegro
17. Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, RV 356: I. Allegro
18. Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, RV 356: II. Largo
19. Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, RV 356: III. Presto
20. Concerto grosso in D Major, RV 562 "Per la solennità di San Lorenzo": II. Grave
21. La verità in cimento, RV 739, Sinfonia: I. Allegro
22. La verità in cimento, RV 739, Sinfonia: II. Andante
23. La verità in cimento, RV 739, Sinfonia: III. Presto

The world was hardly clamoring for another recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos, but the Australian Chamber Orchestra has evolved into one of the world's top concert attractions, and it's natural that their fans would want to hear them in this ubiquitous work. Violin soloist Richard Tognetti plays a 1743 Guarneri instrument with a powerfully flashy tone, and he gets a large variety of sounds from it. These are complemented by the inclusion in the booklet of the four sonnets included by Vivaldi in the score (and possibly written by the composer himself). This is always desirable, for the Four Seasons are programmatic in a way that's hard to pick up from the music alone, and the inclusion of the texts is remarkably rare. Tognetti's performances lie somewhere in between the aggressive new Italian approaches and the classic silvery sound. He takes most of the music at a rapid clip, but the Australian Chamber Orchestra's smooth ensemble work is fully in evidence. A comfortable, contemporary Four Seasons that does not stray too far from the beaten path of the work's interpretive tradition.

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