Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Nigel Kennedy English Chamber Orchestra Best

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This listing is for Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Nigel Kennedy English Chamber Orchestra Best Version Ever!.

Antonio Vivaldi (Artist), English Chamber Orchestra (Artist), Nigel Kennedy (Artist)

Format: Audio CD

Song Title Artist Time Price

1. Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, 'La primavera': I. Allegro Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 3:05

2. Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, 'La primavera': II. Largo Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 2:36

3. Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, 'La primavera': III. Allegro Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 4:08

4. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, 'L'estate': I. Allegro non molto Nigel Kennedy/Charles Tunnell/Olga Hegedus/Ivor Bolton/John Constable/Robin Jeffrey/David Miller/English Chamber Orchestra 5:22

5. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, 'L'estate': II. Adagio Nigel Kennedy/Charles Tunnell/Olga Hegedus/Ivor Bolton/John Constable/Robin Jeffrey/David Miller/English Chamber Orchestra 2:20

6. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, 'L'estate': III. Presto Nigel Kennedy/Charles Tunnell/Olga Hegedus/Ivor Bolton/John Constable/Robin Jeffrey/David Miller/English Chamber Orchestra 2:53

7. Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, 'L'autumno': I. Allegro Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 4:37

8. Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, 'L'autumno': II. Adagio molto Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 2:55

9. Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, 'L'autumno': III. Allegro Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 3:53

10. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, 'L'inverno': I. Allegro non molto Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 3:27

11. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, 'L'inverno': II. Largo Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 2:06

12. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, 'L'inverno': III. Allegro Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra 3:15

Reviews:

Hello, Listener. With this CD you enter an incredible world of living music.

I watched this performance televised in Scotland in 1993. Kennedy was absolutely impeccable, funny, and wildly eccentric. During the summer section, the floor lights were turned up brightly so that all the performers, except Kennedy, wore sunglasses. It was a spectacle. You felt the chills going up your spine during the violent waves of the (musical) heat as Kennedy seemed to attack his violin. Kennedy is asthmatic, and described his interpretation of Vivaldi's summer as focusing on "the anger of the heat, the violence of the heat". Then Kennedy (tongue-in-cheek) described his autumn interpretation as a perception that the mushroom is not only a psychedelic substance, but also that Vivaldi had in mind foresight of the terrror of the first atomic bomb explosion.

An unconventional interpretation, but certainly the best I've ever heard of this classic.

If hearing The Four Seasons by Vivaldi make you groan for something new, you ought to give this recording a chance. Performed and directed by Kennedy, this album is a surprising piece of art. The fast movements are driven and powerfully exhilarating while the luscious slow movements provide the perfect contrast. Throughout the recording Kennedy adds the necessary touches that make this a well developed art project: exciting embelishments befitting the piece and composer, cadenzas (some of his own) that add to the flow of the movements, and a steady stream of passion that captivates the ear. Instilled with feeling, this recording of the much over-played Four Seasons leaves the listener looking for more from Nigel Kennedy.

This interpretation of the four seasons is quite "different" from the standard interpretation.Nigel Kennedy has added his personal touch giving the music a completely refreshed aspect.The dominating character of Kennedy's violin gives out the appropriate tension in movements like the Presto from "L'estate" or the allegro from "L'inverno".His interpretation is frantic,filling the listener with energy and vigor.And at movements like the adagio from "L'estate" the listener comes across a tender and delicate violin.This CD defiantly deserves a place at your CD collection.

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