This page lists all recordings of The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315 (Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2), by Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Joshua Bell (violin and conductor) & John Constable (harpsichord continuo) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Joshua Bell has released a series of albums to critical and popular acclaim. Known both for his riveting artistry and his daring choice of repertoire and collaborators, Bell is no less innovative in the way he reinvigorates Vivaldi’s perennial favourite. Bell explains his take on Vivaldi’s classic: “You will never hear two versions of The Four Seasons that are alike, which is why I think there is always room for another view of the piece. My version is very personal.”Widely considered one of the premiere violinists of his generation, Bell is joined on this studio release by the celebrated musicians of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, who toured the work with him prior to the recording sessions. This recording of The Four Seasons is coupled with another masterpiece of Baroque virtuosity, Giuseppe Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill Sonata. | 
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| |  | Vivaldi - The Four SeasonsThis stunning performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, by Il Giardino Armonico and conducted by Giovanni Antonini, is now available as a boxed set of the DVD plus a Bonus Audio CD of the soundtrack.
This dazzling visualisation of Vivaldi’s most famous concertos is shot in Venice, where the composer conceived the work.
It captures the atmosphere of this beautiful city in all its varied moods and aspects throughout the year: in spring when sunlight starts to sparkle on the water, the city awakens and romance is in the air; in summer when the tourists arrive, adding new life and energy to this teeming city as they wander through narrow alleyways, visiting Venice’s fine squares and churches, and taking in the city’s vistas from vaporettos and gondolas; in autumn when the city takes on a different mood as the visitors go home and Venice is seen against a darkening night sky; and in winter when an icy blast sweeps across the lagoon.
Against the famous backdrop of the lagoon and the Grand Canal, this film also shows craftsmen at work making gondolas, musical instruments and Murano glass. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Pavel Sporcl (violin) Prague Philharmonia “An exciting virtuoso confirms his Czech credentials in this superb release. Pavel Sporcl has established himself on disc as the most charismatic of young Czech violinists, spontaneously imaginitive and individual in everything he does.” Gramophone - Edward Greenfield “The texture has clarity and precision, and there is sufficient imagination at work to provide the freshness and sense of engagement a new recording of these ubiquitous pieces needs. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gidon Kremer (violin) & Philip Ledger (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, film directed by Christopher Nupen | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini This stunning visualisation of Vivaldi’s most famous concerto, The Four Seasons, is shot in Venice, where the composer conceived the work. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone Filmed at Great Thermae at Emperor Adrian’s Villa | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Jaime Laredo (violin) Scottish Chamber Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Michel Schwalbé (violin) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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