Four Seasons - Chevalier - Renaud Capuçon - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

It is no surprise that Renaud Capuçon recognises Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as “a highlight of the violin repertoire”, yet only now has it joined his extensive Erato discography. “For years, I refused to play it,” explains Capuçon. “I’d heard it too much in the corridors of the Métro in Paris and as holding music on the phone. But once I’d accepted to play it, I was blown away by the power of the music … I realised that it’s famous because it’s amazing – a masterpiece. I’ve now played it frequently with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and it feels fresh and new every time.”

Complementing Vivaldi’s ‘greatest hit’ are two sparkling concertos composed in Paris, some 40 years after the Italian composer’s death, by Chevalier de Saint-George. Of French and African descent, he was born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and went on to become a prominent and influential figure in Paris The composer of 12 violin concertos, 10 symphonies, two sets of string quartets and a number of operas, he has been described in the New York Times as a figure who holds a “truly unique place in Western classical music history”. In Saint-George’s own time, John Adams, the second President of the USA, described him as “the most accomplished man in Europe in riding, shooting, fencing, dancing and music”.

Tracklist

1. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major Op.8 No.1 Spring
2. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major Op.8 No.1 Spring
3. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In E Major Op.8 No.1 Spring
4. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In G Minor Op.8 No.2 Summer
5. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In G Minor Op.8 No.2 Summer
6. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In G Minor Op.8 No.2 Summer
7. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Major Op.8 No.3 Autumn
8. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Major Op.8 No.3 Autumn
9. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Major Op.8 No.3 Autumn
10. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor Op.8 No.4 Winter
11. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor Op.8 No.4 Winter
12. Four Seasons, Violin Concerto In F Minor Op.8 No.4 Winter
13. Violin Concerto In G Major Op.8 No.9 I. Allegro
14. Violin Concerto In G Major Op.8 No.9 Ii. Largo
15. Violin Concerto In G Major Op.8 No.9 Iii. Rondeau
16. Violin Concerto In C Major Op.5 No.1 I. Allegro
17. Violin Concerto In C Major Op.5 No.1 Ii. Andante Moderato
18. Violin Concerto In C Major Op.5 No.1 Iii. Rondeau

Label: Plg | Origin: Holland

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