Composer: Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Renaud Capuçon
Orchestra: Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Conductor: Renaud Capuçon
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 5419718972
Release: 2022
Size: 1.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo a pianissimo sempre
03. III. Allegro. Danza pastorale
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315
04. I. Allegro non molto
05. II. Adagio – Presto
06. III. Presto
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio molto
09. III. Allegro “la caccia”
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297
10. I. Allegro non molto
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Largo
15. III. Rondeau
Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 5, No. 1
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Andante moderato
18. III. Rondeau
Renaud Capuçon recognises Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as “a highlight of the violin repertoire”, but it has taken him some time to add it to his discography. “For years, I refused to play it,” he explains. “I’d heard it too much in the corridors of the Métro in Paris and as holding music on the phone. But once I’d accepted to play it, I was blown away by the power of the music … I realised that it’s famous because it’s amazing! It’s a masterpiece. I’ve now played it frequently with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and it feels fresh and new every time.” He has chosen to complement Vivaldi’s four concertos with two sparkling concertos composed in Paris some 40 years after Vivaldi’s death. They are by Chevalier de Saint-George (1745-1799), born in Guadeloupe of French and African descent, who became a prominent and influential figure in Paris. He has been described in the New York Times as a composer who holds a “truly unique place in Western classical music history”.