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Vivaldi: 4 Seasons (The) / Concerto Alla Rustica

8/5/1988, 15 Tracks, 44:52

Featuring

  • Stephen Gunzenhauser
  • Takako Nishizaki
  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Antonio Vivaldi

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Compositional Technique

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is packed with vivid aural details, including birds singing, a dog barking, peasants bagpiping, thunder, buzzing flies, dancing, hunting horns, and chattering teeth.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover painting for this album is 'The L r &or6' by F u r Walk RaJgate, who was active between 1888 and 1906.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Snatchws from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons have frequently been used by TV advertisers to help sell up-market products and services, from motor cars to banks.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Connn Hall of the Slovak F l t i l h a d c from July 12th to 22nd, 1987.

Source: Booklet

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