Composer: Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Arabella Steinbacher
Orchestra: Munich Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Džeraldas Bidva
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Size: 1.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Astor Piazzolla
4 Estaciones Porteñas (Arr. P. von Wienhardt for Violin & Orchestra)
01. III. Primavera Porteña
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
04. III. Danza pastorale. Allegro
Astor Piazzolla
4 Estaciones Porteñas (Arr. P. von Wienhardt for Violin & Orchestra)
05. I. Verano Porteño
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”
06. I. Allegro non molto
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Presto
Astor Piazzolla
4 Estaciones Porteñas (Arr. P. von Wienhardt for Violin & Orchestra)
09. IV. Otoño Porteño
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio molto
12. III. Allegro
Astor Piazzolla
4 Estaciones Porteñas (Arr. P. von Wienhardt for Violin & Orchestra)
13. II. Invierno Porteño
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”
14. I. Allegro non molto
15. II. Largo
16. III. Allegro
Star violinist Arabella Steinbacher presents Antonio Vivaldi’s world-famous Four Seasons alongside Astor Piazzolla’s Cuatro estaciones porteñas, creating a lively combination of baroque and tango. The enormous popularity of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons tends to make us forget the original and ground-breaking nature of these violin concertos. Coupling them with Piazzolla’s tango-inspired Four Seasons of Buenos Aires makes both pieces sound fresher than ever before, thanks to Steinbacher’s personal engagement with the repertoire and the inspired accompaniment of the Münchener Kammerorchester. Piazzolla’s music is performed here in a new arrangement for violin and string orchestra by Peter von Wienhardt, whose Strauss song arrangements on Steinbacher’s previous album Aber der Richtige … (2018) were extensively praised by the press.
Arabella Steinbacher, a multiple award-winner with an extensive PENTATONE discography, is accompanied by the players of the Münchener Kammerorchester, who make their PENTATONE debut.