Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni, Il Grosso Mogul, Il Riposo, L’Amoroso
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Label: Channel Classics
Cat No: CCSSA40318
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 20th April 2018
Contents
Works
The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)Violin Concerto in D major, RV208 'Il Grosso Mogul'
Violin Concerto in E major, RV270 'Il riposo, per il Santissimo Natale'
Violin Concerto in E major, RV271 'L'Amoroso'
Artists
Rachel Podger (violin)Brecon Baroque
Works
The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)Violin Concerto in D major, RV208 'Il Grosso Mogul'
Violin Concerto in E major, RV270 'Il riposo, per il Santissimo Natale'
Violin Concerto in E major, RV271 'L'Amoroso'
Artists
Rachel Podger (violin)Brecon Baroque
About
Producer Jonathan Freeman-Attwood: ‘The irresistible characterpieces that pit solo violin against string ensemble in Vivaldi’s “Le Quattro Stagioni” have reached the ears of millions over the last few generations. Most recordings adopt a strikingly similar approach to the scores, and familiarity has blunted the music’s edge: we have passed the point of rediscovery and have stopped listening intently to the freshness of Vivaldi’s invention.
‘Working with Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque has been an object lesson in starting anew and identifying the ingredients which make “Le Quattro Stagioni” great works. Virtuosity is non-negotiable here and Rachel has it in abundance. But it’s the colour, poetry, vibrancy and evocative characterisation of weather, human warmth and fragility, captured by the dynamic flux of Rachel interlocking with her colleagues in Brecon Baroque, that deliver near-unimaginable qualities in this music.
‘With two other deeply evocative works and that great “bull” of a concerto, “Il Grosso Mogul”, the experience is kaleidoscopic in the capacity of a single-part string band to press the boundaries of intimacy and, at the same time, to produce visceral fortes as dramatic as you’ll here in any larger group. The musical range is sensational and matched all the way by Jared Sacks’s luminous and emotionally engaged recorded sound.’
‘There is probably no more inspirational musician working today than Podger’ – Gramophone
‘the queen of the baroque violin’ – Sunday Times
‘(...) Rachel Podger, ever a glorious example of someone who lives life through her violin. (...)’ – Gramophone
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