Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Midori Seiler (solo violin)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
A Four Seasons on autopilot from these period instrument players was never going to happen and the result is thrillingly visceral. Seiler hasn't set out merely to stand apart from the crowd...she...
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Midori Seiler (solo violin)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
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A Four Seasons on autopilot from these period instrument players was never going to happen and the result is thrillingly visceral. Seiler hasn't set out merely to stand apart from the crowd...she...
About
Following the stage production in which the orchestra joined forces with a dancer. Encouraged by the outstanding success of these performances, the Akademie für Alte Musik was keen to rerecord the works in the studio. Although free from all choreographic intentions here, their interpretation was still profoundly influenced by this experience. This is the first time that the Akademie have recorded the The Four Seasons, due to its overexposure!
Contents and tracklist
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Midori Seiler
- Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer
Vivaldi:
Le quattro stagioni. Violin Concerto in G Minor No. 2, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate"
Work length9:23
- Midori Seiler
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer
Vivaldi:
Le quattro stagioni. Violin Concerto in F Major No. 3, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno"
Work length10:51
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Midori Seiler
- Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer
Vivaldi:
Le quattro stagioni. Violin Concerto in F Minor No. 4, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno"
Work length8:04
- Midori Seiler
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer
Awards and reviews
May 2010
A Four Seasons on autopilot from these period instrument players was never going to happen and the result is thrillingly visceral. Seiler hasn't set out merely to stand apart from the crowd...she and the Berliners have simply insisted on taking nothing for granted...the sheer flair of this new release dazzles as much as it delights.
31st January 2010
Berlin's Akademie delivers an elegant performance with piquant avian effects.
14th March 2010
Werner Güra is supremely intelligent and musically precise. His performance is always elegant and lucid
13th February 2010
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been almost played into the ground, yet even the most jaded ears should perk up with this performance by Berlin’s crack period instrument troupe. There is plenty of thrust and character detail (storm, buzzing flies, barking dog), but nothing is pushed to excess.
