Product Details
Audio CD (November 14, 2000) 
Number of Discs: 1 
Label: Sony 


Track Listings

1.  Spring: Con No.1 in E, Op.8 No.1: I. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola  
2.  Spring: Con No.1 in E, Op.8 No.1: II. Largo - Giuliano Carmignola  
3.  Spring: Con No.1 in E, Op.8 No.1: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola  

4.  Summer: Con No.2 in g, Op.8 No.2: I. Allegro Non Molto - Giuliano Carmignola  
5.  Summer: Con No.2 in g, Op.8 No.2: II. Adagio - Giuliano Carmignola  
6.  Summer: Con No.2 in g, Op.8 No.2: III. Presto - Giuliano Carmignola  

7.  Autumn: Con No.3 in F, Op.8 No.3: I. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola  
8.  Autumn: Con No.3 in F, Op.8 No.3: II. Adagio Molto - Giuliano Carmignola  
9.  Autumn: Con No.3 in F, Op.8 No.3: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola  

10. Winter: Con No.4 in f, Op.8 No.4: I. Allegro Non Molto - Giuliano Carmignola  
11. Winter: Con No.4 in f, Op.8 No.4: II. Largo - Giuliano Carmignola  
12. Winter: Con No.4 in f, Op.8 No.4: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola  

13. Con in E flat, RV257: I. Andante Molto E Quasi Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
14. Con in E flat, RV257: II. Adagio - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
15. Con in E flat, RV257: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  

16. Con in B flat, RV376: I. Larghetto, Andante - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
17. Con in B flat, RV376: II. Andante - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
18. Con in B flat, RV376: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  

19. Con in D, RV211: I. Allegro Non Molto - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
20. Con in D, RV211: II. Larghetto - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  
21. Con in D, RV211: III. Allegro - Giuliano Carmignola/Andrea Marcon  




You're moaning to yourself, "Yet another Four Seasons?" But this disc, believe it or not, is actually worth hearing. 

Violinist Giuliano Carmignola and the Venice Baroque Orchestra use a slightly different scoring of Vivaldi's 

masterpiece, the 1996 Ricordi critical edition, and somehow unveil world premieres of three Vivaldi concertos. 

Their period-instrument performance of The Four Seasons is beautifully played and recorded. Andrea Marcon's conducting

 stretches the Adagio movements out, but the group makes up for lost time in some feverish Allegro sections. 

Carmignola's tone is impeccable and his playing sounds incredibly fresh throughout, even on this tried-and-true work.

 Does the ensemble's Italian background help their understanding of Vivaldi's music (as the liner notes surmise)? 

Probably not, but they've done their homework on these pieces, and they put plenty of drama into their performances. 

The violin concertos they dust off are impressive as well, especially for the deft fiddling required in RV 376 

(Concerto in B-flat Major) and the pretty organ playing by Marcon. 

This is a great disc--no fancy gimmick, no scantily clad superstar on the cover; just spirited interpretations and 

wonderful music. 

--Jason Verlinde