Vivaldi: Four Seasons/Concerti/Sinfonia

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Andrew Parrott (Conductor), Taverner Consort Players (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Taverner Consort Players
• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics Imports
• ASIN: B000025A4H
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. La primavera RV269 Op. 8 No. 1: I Allegro

2. La primavera RV269 Op. 8 No. 1: II Largo e pianissimo sempre

3. La primavera RV269 Op. 8 No. 1: III Danza postorale: Allegro

4. L'estate RV315 Op. 8 No. 2: I Allegro non molto

5. L'estate RV315 Op. 8 No. 2: II Adagio

6. L'estate RV315 Op. 8 No. 2: III Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'estate

7. L'autunno RV293 Op. 8 No. 3: I Allegro

8. L'autunno RV293 Op. 8 No. 3: II Adagio molto: Ubriachi dormienti

9. L'autunno RV293 Op. 8 No. 3: III Allegro: La caccia

10. L'inverno RV297 Op. 8 No. 4: I Allegro non molto

11. L'inverno RV297 Op. 8 No. 4: II Largo

12. L'inverno RV297 Op. 8 No. 4: III Allegro

13. Concerto RV553 In B Flat Major: I Allegro

14. Concerto RV553 In B Flat Major: II Largo

15. Concerto RV553 In B Flat Major: III Allegro

16. Sinfonia RV146: I Allegro

17. Sinfonia RV146: II Andante

18. Sinfonia RV146: III Presto

19. Concerto alla rustica RV151: I Presto

20. Concerto alla rustica RV151: II Adagio

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Strange and embarrassing, December 3, 2001

By 

esseyo (Jersey City, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivaldi: Four Seasons/Concerti/Sinfonia (Audio CD)

Listen to Spring mvmt 1. Who came up with the idea to use a heavy down beat at the end of the main melodic phrase? And the canaries singing is eccentric and utterly ineffective. Listen to Summer mvmt 1. My gosh was Alison Bury totally exhausted from a late night party when she made this recording?? Her playing is totally denergizing. Listen to winter mvmt 1. Although Holloway is very good, the orchestra fails to match his playing. The mvmt completely lacks suspense. Overall this recording is uncommitted and a waste of the 4 talented, well-known violinists.

I am very shocked at this recording by Parrott since I LOVED his minimalist recording of Bach's Orchestral Suites with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra. There are many excellent recordings of Vivaldi's "Four Season" but unfortunately this is far from one of them.