Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Classical · 2008

Editors’ Notes The opening measures of this stately performance announce the ensemble's unusual approach: Instead of leaping with joy at the first sounds of "Spring," as is typical when interpreting Vivaldi, they hang back a bit. But not at the expense of vibrancy; the stately pace allows for a gleaming interplay to emerge between Joshua Bell and the Fields players. Their crisp dynamics bring the work’s pictorial suggestions to mind: There’s a fragile warmth during the “Adagio Molto” of “Autumn,” and a frigid contrast between the strings in the first movement from “Winter.”
Concerto In E Major for Violin, String Orchestra and Continuo, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La Primavera" (Spring)
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
1
3:33
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
2
2:35
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
3
4:06
 
Concerto In G Minor for Violin, String Orchestra and Continuo, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
4
5:25
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
5
1:53
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
6
2:41
 
Concerto In F Major for Violin, String Orchestra and Continuo, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn)
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
7
5:14
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
8
2:05
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
9
3:20
 
Concerto In F Minor for Violin, String Orchestra and Continuo, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
10
3:24
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
11
1:48
 
By Antonio Vivaldi Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
12
3:16
 
By Giuseppe Tartini Joshua Bell, John Constable
13
14:13
 
Joshua Bell
14
10:29
 
Joshua Bell
15
 

15 SONGS, 1 HOUR, 4 MINUTES

RELEASED  SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

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