Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
It isn't quite true to say listeners today wouldn't know Vivaldi's Four Seasons if I Musici hadn't made the first stereo recording of the work in 1955. The rediscovery of early music was larger than any one ensemble, but I Musici arguably did more than anyone else to popularize the work, and by now, they have the right to play it any way they want. Fortunately, the group's reading of the work remains fresh after 67 years, with a variety of techniques deployed to emphasize the programmatic nature of the music. As many of these are in the orchestra as are in the solo part, and violinist Marco Fiorini does not hog the spotlight. Another novel feature of this 2022 Decca release is the music with which the Vivaldi is paired. Numerous works have filled out a program that includes the Four Seasons, but the added work here may be unique: I Musici perform arrangements, for piano and string orchestra, of four seasonal passages from the ballet music in Verdi's opera I Vespri Siciliani. It's an odd combination, but as with most of the choices made by I Musici, it works, which explains why this ensemble continues to flourish while so many others have fallen by the wayside. As usual, I Musici offers a thoroughly enjoyable hour and a quarter of music here.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133,33/month
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 "Autumn" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter" (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Fiorini, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
I vespri siciliani / The Four Seasons (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author - Charles Duveyrier, Author - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Francesco Buccarella, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Pecchia, Contributor, Transcription - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author - Charles Duveyrier, Author - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Francesco Buccarella, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Pecchia, Contributor, Transcription - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author - Charles Duveyrier, Author - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Francesco Buccarella, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Pecchia, Contributor, Transcription - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author - Charles Duveyrier, Author - I Musici, Ensemble, MainArtist - Francesco Buccarella, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Pecchia, Contributor, Transcription - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Havenstein, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Album review
It isn't quite true to say listeners today wouldn't know Vivaldi's Four Seasons if I Musici hadn't made the first stereo recording of the work in 1955. The rediscovery of early music was larger than any one ensemble, but I Musici arguably did more than anyone else to popularize the work, and by now, they have the right to play it any way they want. Fortunately, the group's reading of the work remains fresh after 67 years, with a variety of techniques deployed to emphasize the programmatic nature of the music. As many of these are in the orchestra as are in the solo part, and violinist Marco Fiorini does not hog the spotlight. Another novel feature of this 2022 Decca release is the music with which the Vivaldi is paired. Numerous works have filled out a program that includes the Four Seasons, but the added work here may be unique: I Musici perform arrangements, for piano and string orchestra, of four seasonal passages from the ballet music in Verdi's opera I Vespri Siciliani. It's an odd combination, but as with most of the choices made by I Musici, it works, which explains why this ensemble continues to flourish while so many others have fallen by the wayside. As usual, I Musici offers a thoroughly enjoyable hour and a quarter of music here.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Marco Fiorini Francesco Buccarella I Musici
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2022 I Musici Soc. Coop. A.R.L.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
Playlists