Composer: Philip Glass, Astor Piazzólla, Max Richter, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Alessandro Quarta, Dino De Palma
Orchestra: Concerto Mediterraneo
Conductor: Gianna Fratta
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Arcana
Catalogue: A530
Release: 2022
Size: 2.47 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 “La primavera”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
03. III. Allegro pastorale
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 “L’estate”
04. I. Allegro non molto
05. II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
06. III. Presto
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 “L’autunno”
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio molto
09. III. Allegro
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”
10. I. Allegro non molto
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Piazzólla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
13. I. Otoño Porteño
14. II. Invierno Porteño
15. III. Primavera Porteña
16. IV. Verano Porteño
CD 02
Richter: The Four Seasons Recomposed
01. I. Spring 1
02. II. Spring 2
03. III. Spring 3
04. IV. Summer 1
05. V. Summer 2
06. VI. Summer 3
07. VII. Autumn 1
08. VIII. Autumn 2
09. IX. Autumn 3
10. X. Winter 1
11. XI. Winter 2
12. XII. Winter 3
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 ‘The American Four Seasons’
13. I. Prologue
14. II. Movement 1
15. III. Song No. 1
16. IV. Movement 2
17. V. Song No. 2
18. VI. Movement 3
19. VII. Song No. 3
20. VIII. Movement 4
After its rediscovery in the second half of the 20th century, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has become so popular that it has become a model of inspiration for similar collections that have the same subject matter, use similar instrumental forces and, often, are commissioned to be played alongside the original.
Issued in conjunction with the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Astor Piazzolla (4 July 1992), “Sixteen Seasons” brings together for the first time the four most famous Four Seasons: hence alongside Vivaldi’s Italian concertos, also the Argentinian Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas of Piazzolla (in the version by Leonid Desyatnikov, a composer of Ukrainian origin), the American Four Seasons of Philip Glass, and the Vivaldi recompositions of British Max Richter.
To guide us through these seasons – which are spread over different continents, climates and musical styles – is Concerto Mediterraneo, an ensemble made up of musicians from all over Italy and directed by Gianna Fratta, while the eclectic Alessandro Quarta shares the solo violin role with Dino De Palma.
The liner notes by historian Alessandro Vanoli and meteorologist Luca Mercalli complete a project that also stands as a reflection on the profound relationship between man and the alternation of the seasons and the role played by climate change from Vivaldi’s day to the present.