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Those fascinated by the violin may well want this disc, and specialists in its construction probably already have it. For casual listeners in search of an attractive version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos, however, it's a poor choice, despite the presence of the legendary Salvatore Accardo as soloist. Recorded live at a festival in Cremona, Italy, in 1987, these performances have been issued several times in the past. The sound is boxy, and the balance between instruments is off, bizarrely favoring the lower accompanimental strings in a few instances. The interpretations are strictly old-school, featuring anachronistic rubatos and played, despite Accardo's use of Stradivari instruments from Vivaldi's time, on modern strings.
It is these Stradivari instruments that provide the main point of interest for the recording, for Accardo uses several different ones. This gives the listener an unusual opportunity to sample the sounds of Stradivari violins and to appreciate their much-vaunted individual personalities. The 1715 violin known as "Il Cremonese" and used for the "Spring" concerto has an especially ringing resonance audible even amongst the straitened sonics of this disc, for example, while the "Firebird" violin of 1718, named for its red coloring, shows a fiery personality in sound as well all the way across the wide-ranging arpeggios of the first movement of the "Autumn" concerto.
Throw in some nice black-and-white detail photos of the individual violins, and you have a package that will appeal to violin students and enthusiasts. And Accardo, who owns two of the violins and knows them all well, is of course a more-than-agile soloist. For a more convincing reading of the Four Seasons on modern instruments, however, try Nigel Kennedy's on-the-edge outing with the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La Primavera" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Concerto For Violin And Strings In G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Concerto For Violin And Strings In F, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
12 Concertos, Op. 3 - "L'estro Armonico" / Concerto No. 10 In B Minor For 4 Violins And Cello (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer - Sylvie Gazeau, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Martin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Mariana Sirbu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer - Sylvie Gazeau, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Martin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Mariana Sirbu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer - Sylvie Gazeau, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Martin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Mariana Sirbu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Concerto For 3 Violins, Strings And Continuo In F, RV 551 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer - Margaret Batjer, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ida Levin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer - Margaret Batjer, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ida Levin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Salvatore Accardo, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Margaret Batjer, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I Solisti Di Napoli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ida Levin, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Those fascinated by the violin may well want this disc, and specialists in its construction probably already have it. For casual listeners in search of an attractive version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos, however, it's a poor choice, despite the presence of the legendary Salvatore Accardo as soloist. Recorded live at a festival in Cremona, Italy, in 1987, these performances have been issued several times in the past. The sound is boxy, and the balance between instruments is off, bizarrely favoring the lower accompanimental strings in a few instances. The interpretations are strictly old-school, featuring anachronistic rubatos and played, despite Accardo's use of Stradivari instruments from Vivaldi's time, on modern strings.
It is these Stradivari instruments that provide the main point of interest for the recording, for Accardo uses several different ones. This gives the listener an unusual opportunity to sample the sounds of Stradivari violins and to appreciate their much-vaunted individual personalities. The 1715 violin known as "Il Cremonese" and used for the "Spring" concerto has an especially ringing resonance audible even amongst the straitened sonics of this disc, for example, while the "Firebird" violin of 1718, named for its red coloring, shows a fiery personality in sound as well all the way across the wide-ranging arpeggios of the first movement of the "Autumn" concerto.
Throw in some nice black-and-white detail photos of the individual violins, and you have a package that will appeal to violin students and enthusiasts. And Accardo, who owns two of the violins and knows them all well, is of course a more-than-agile soloist. For a more convincing reading of the Four Seasons on modern instruments, however, try Nigel Kennedy's on-the-edge outing with the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:55
- Main artists: Salvatore Accardo I Solisti Di Napoli
- Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1988 Universal International Music B.V. ℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
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