Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Andreea Chira
Orchestra: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Conductor: Douglas Bostock
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 555461-2
Release: 2022
Size: 994 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
03. III. Danza pastorale. Allegro
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”
04. I. Allegro non molto
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Presto
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio molto
09. III. Allegro
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”
10. I. Allegro non molto
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93
13. I. —
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a milestone in music. On the one hand, the cycle is firmly anchored in baroque aesthetics,on the other hand, one is already moving in the direction of the galant style. In our new recording, Vivaldi’s works have beencarefully arranged for pan flute with orchestra by the composer Carlos Pino-Quintana. The great challenge was to maintain oreven emphasise polyphonic elements of the original solo part in the new instrumentation, to subtly transfer the technicalcharacteristics of the violin to the pan flute, to find adequate keys, and to balance the resulting contrasts and timbres betweensolo and tutti in the sense of concerto grosso. In the process, the accompaniment of harpsichord as basso continuo, whichotherwise would have appeared only as secco accompaniment in long phrases and sections, is omitted, which opened upnew possibilities for the fabric of polyphony and gave the pan flute solo voice greater scope for expression and musicality.And lo and behold, the concertos sound as if they were written for the pan flute. This is of course also due to our interpreterAndreea Chira, who plays a historical pan flute “Nai” with an unmistakable timbre. An incomparable sound experience!