Vivaldi, The Four Seasons

When it comes to a piece like the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, a few words or phrases regularly come up: the concerto is described as "mellow" or Mozart's "swan song," but most often it is described as "perfect." Such a perfect piece as Mozart's Clarinet Concerto must have been huge ...  Show more

It took a lot to make the composer and critic Virgil Thomson happy. He was famous for savaging new works he didn't like, and the truth is, he didn't like very many new works at all. One exception was Bohuslav Martinů's very first symphony, written in 1942. Thomson said this: "The ...  Show more

1. The Four Seasons: "Spring" Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro 2. The Four Seasons: "Spring" Concerto No. 1: II. Largo 3:33 3. The Four Seasons: "Spring" Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Pastorale 6:22 4. The Four Seasons: "Summer" Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro 10:27 5. The Four Seasons: "Sum ...  Show more

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons. Concerto I. "La Primavera" - "Spring" 0:00 - Allegro. Пришла весна. 3:45 - Largo. Спящий пастух. 6:02 - Allegro. Деревенский танец. Concerto II. "L'Estate" - "Лето" 10:38 - Allegro non molto. Жара. 15:42 - Adagio e piano. Presto. 17:41 - Presto ...  Show more

Works include: Schumann's Violin Sonata #1, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2, Brahms' Horn Trio, Vivaldi's Cello Sonata #1 and Varese's Ionization. 

Nigel Kennedy talks about his record breaking 1989 recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edi ...  Show more