Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' are not linked by a coherent story, but are loosely connected musical images or tone paintings, similar to Piazzolla's 'Seasons'.
Album & Artwork
This album combines Antonio Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' with Astor Piazzolla's 'The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' into a single work called 'Eight Seasons'.
Compositional Technique
Piazzolla's 'Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas' incorporate musical quotations from Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons', specifically referencing the corresponding seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Recording & Production
The connection between Vivaldi's and Piazzolla's works on this album is made through Leonid Desyatnikov's arrangements of Piazzolla's 'Seasons', which subtly include some Vivaldi melodies.
Composition History
Astor Piazzolla's 'Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas' (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) were written between 1964 and 1970, about 250 years after Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'.
Performer Biography
Yury Revich, the violinist on this recording, comes from a dynasty of violinists, with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all playing the instrument.
