Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra: Orchestra La Scintilla
Conductor: Riccardo Minasi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus
Catalogue: PHR0112
Release: 2020
Size: 2.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 «La primavera» op. 8/1
01. 1. Allegro: La Primavera I – Allegro
02. 2. Largo e pianissimo: La Primavera II – Largo e pianissimo
03. 3. Allegro: La Primavera III – Allegro
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 «L’estate», op. 8/2
04. 1. Allegro mà non molto: L’estate I – Allegro mà non molto
05. 2. Adagio: L’estate II – Adagio
06. 3. Presto: L’estate III – Presto
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 3 «L’autunno», op. 8/3
07. 1. Allegro: L’autunno I – Allegro
08. 2. Adagio molto: L’autunno II – Adagio molto
09. 3. Allegro: L’autunno III – Allegro
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 «L’inverno», op. 8/4
10. 1. Allegro non molto: L’inverno I – Allegro non molto
11. 2. Largo: L’inverno II – Largo
12. 3. Allegro: L’inverno III – Allegro
Verdi: Ballet music from «Les vêpres siciliennes»
13. L’hiver: L’hiver
14. Le Printemps: Le Printemps
15. L’été: L’été
16. L’automne: L’automne
Internationally renowned violinist and conductor Riccardo Minasi and the Orchestra La Scintilla, based at Opernhaus Zürich, enjoy a close working relationship. Together with the ensemble’s superb musicians, who specialize in historically informed performance, Minasi has recorded two very different compositions, both entitled «Vier Jahreszeiten» («Four Seasons»), for Philharmonia Records. In addition to the four famous concerti by Antonio Vivaldi, in which Minasi proves himself to be a brilliant soloist, the recording features ballet music by Giuseppe Verdi, written 125 years later. This pairing gives the ensemble the opportunity to showcase both the breadth of its repertoire and its considerable flexibility. Verdi on period instruments: a completely new aural experience!