Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099705135228
Label: Sony Classics
Manufacturer: Sony Classics
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony Classics
Release Date: June 18, 2002
Sales Rank: 3958
Studio: Sony Classics

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Disc 1:

1. Le quattro stagioni
2. Three Concertos for Violin and Orchestra

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Rating: - Take your breath away (but not Carmignola's)
A sonic treat that benefits from a bit of volume on the hi-fi. I'm no classical expert, but this is a fantastic interpretation of the Four Seasons. I've knocked one star off because you can clearly hear Carmignola breathing on the quieter passages and this can be quite distracting at times. However, it's not too bad at lower volumes and should not stop you from buying this CD.

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Rating: - Buy!
Most people reading reviews of this disc are probably more interested in The Four Seasons than anything else. As the most frequently played work in the 'classical' repertoire, it has become something of a cliché. How can any new recording offer something different? Well, Carmignola and the Venice Baroque make every effort to do so and this CD fizzes with energy. The storm in the allegro of 'Summer' really does have some clout. Carmignola's playing of the big four is virtuosic and impassioned, while ... Read More

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Rating: - Lovely
I moved recently and lost my four seasons cd, which i loved and i was nervous about trying to replace it. However, this is a lovely lovely cd, I would highly recommend it.

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Rating: - Wonderful original instruments recording
I acquired this recording in Japan among a clutch of CDs bought as an antidote to the ever-present, dismal "J-pop". I remember thinking at the time that no recording could ever beat the elderly Christopher Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music recording of the Four Seasons I had bonded with (and left in storage, since it was ... on vinyl).

So much for that! This is marvellous stuff! The original instruments and the impeccable conducting (Andrea Marcon, also playing the harpsichord) should satisfy ... Read More

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Rating: - Astounding violin virtuosity with musicality
We have all heard many performances of the Four
Seasons, but there is noone who can make the music
come alive like this soloist. He puts great
technical prowess at the service of the music, from the trilling birds at the start of Spring to the hair-raising slips and slides at the end of Winter.

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