Antonio Vivaldi: 4 Seasons of Love Il Tempio Armonico

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):
• 1Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "The Four Seasons - Spring": I. Allegro03:20
• 2Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "The Four Seasons - Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre02:31
• 3Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "The Four Seasons - Spring": III. Danza pastorale. Allegro03:55
• 4Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "The Four Seasons - Summer": I. Allegro non moto05:38
• 5Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "The Four Seasons - Summer": II. Adagio02:24
• 6Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "The Four Seasons - Summer": III. Presto02:49
• 7Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "The Four Seasons - Autumn": I. Allegro05:11
• 8Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "The Four Seasons - Autumn": II. Adagio molto02:26
• 9Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "The Four Seasons - Autumn": III. Allegro03:26
• 10Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "The Four Seasons - Winter": I. Allegro non molto03:05
• 11Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "The Four Seasons - Winter": II. Largo01:59
• 12Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "The Four Seasons - Winter": III. Allegro03:10
• 13Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129 "Concerto madrigalesco": I. Adagio02:39
• 14Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129 "Concerto madrigalesco": II. Allegro02:00
• 15Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129 "Concerto madrigalesco": III. Adagio00:43
• 16Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129 "Concerto madrigalesco": IV. —01:11
• 17Concerto for Strings in C Major, RV 114: I. Allegro02:39
• 18Concerto for Strings in C Major, RV 114: II. Adagio02:39
• 19Concerto for Strings in C Major, RV 114: III. Ciaccona02:53
• Total Runtime54:38

Info for Antonio Vivaldi: 4 Seasons of Love

Stradivarius is very proud to present Antonio Vivaldi’s masterpiece in a new recording. Il Tempio Armonico rediscovers the deepest essence of The Four Seasons with a performance based on the original manuscripts and carried out 'a parti reali', with arpa doppia and harpsichord as continuo. The outcome is a performance that succeeds in giving back the original freshness, charm and grace of Vivaldi’s masterpiece.

The album is enriched by two other Concertos by Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto Madrigalesco RV129 and Concerto in C major RV114.

Since its foundation in 1999, Il Tempio Armonico, led by Alberto Rasi, aims for authenticity in performance practice and to re-create music's original appeal and vitality. The musicians of the ensemble are enriched by playing with numerous world-renowned groups and soloists including T. Koopman, J. Savall, M. Huggett and G. Carmignola.

„While it's not clear at first why this album is titled Four Seasons of Love (with no intended reference to Donna Summer's 1976 album of the same name), that should quickly become apparent in this Stradivarius release of Antonio Vivaldi's Le quattro stagione, played in authentic period style by violinist Davide Monti and Il Tempio Armonico, the Baroque orchestra of Verona, directed by Alberto Rasi. To the extent that these skilled Italian musicians take their time with the concertos and lavish them with an extraordinary amount of ornamentation, expressive melodic inflections, and innovative handling of the ensemble sound, one might well accept that the "love" of the title really pertains to their genuine feelings for the music. This is decidedly a connoisseur's Four Seasons, and far from a rushed or rote performance; one can only suppose that the little digressions and intermittent improvisations that Monti and Rasi create show a kind of flirtatious dalliance with the music that, in short order, becomes amorous involvement. The two filler works, the Concerto madrigalesco and the Concerto in D major, also receive the same loving treatment, so the whole album is a study of how delightful familiar Baroque pieces can be when transformed by the passion and creativity of the performers. Highly recommended.“ (Blair Sanderson, AMG)

Davide Monti, solo violin
Alberto Rasi, cello, director
Maria Christina Cleary, arpa doppia

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