Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni "a parti reali" Sonate RV 27 & 36 Marco Fornaciari & Fonè Ensemble

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): QUATTRO STAGIONI "a parti reali" RV 269:
• 1Vivaldi: RV 269"La primavera" - allegro03:13
• 2Vivaldi: RV 269"La primavera" - largo02:34
• 3Vivaldi: RV 269"La primavera" - allegro03:51
• Sonate RV 315:
• 4Vivaldi: RV 315"L'estate" - allegro non molto04:37
• 5Vivaldi: RV 315"L'estate" - adagio02:36
• 6Vivaldi: RV 315"L'estate" - presto02:38
• Sonate RV 293:
• 7Vivaldi: RV 293"L'autunno" - allegro04:57
• 8Vivaldi: RV 293"L'autunno" - adagio molto03:01
• 9Vivaldi: RV 293"L'autunno" - allegro03:12
• Sonate RV 297:
• 10Vivaldi: RV 297"L'inverno" - allegro non molto03:20
• 11Vivaldi: RV 297"L'inverno" - largo02:35
• 12Vivaldi: RV 297"L'inverno" - allegro02:55
• Sonate RV 27:
• 13Vivaldi: RV 27 op.2 n.1 - preludio02:06
• 14Vivaldi: RV 27 op.2 n.1 - giga00:57
• 15Vivaldi: RV 27 op.2 n.1 - sarabanda02:18
• 16Vivaldi: RV 27 op.2 n.1 - corrente01:01
• Sonate RV 36:
• 17Vivaldi: RV 36 op.2 n.5 - preludio02:10
• 18Vivaldi: RV 36 op.2 n.5 - corrente01:15
• 19Vivaldi: RV 36 op.2 n.5 - giga00:48
• Total Runtime50:04

Info for Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni "a parti reali" Sonate RV 27 & 36

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, a grandson of Agostino's, was born in Venice on March 4th, 1678. His father, Giambattista, who was requested by Legrenzi to enter the of St. Mark in 1685, taught him to play violin (there is no evidence of other teachers) and was indeed a good teacher for Vivaldi, only at the age of ten, could take his father's place in the orchestra. Vivaldi, after a rapid rise through the minor orders, was ordained on March 23rd, 1703 and was then appointed teacher at the, a girl orphanage in Venice. How Vivaldi could thereafter attain the high level attested by musical history as a composer as well as his success as a teacher, witnessed by the contemporary chronicles, remains a mystery, as it is often the case with such geniuses as he was.

"Well, I've really enjoyed this disc and don't find either the sound or the performances to be "tiny" (as JW did). This is, after all, a chamber version of the Seasons, with one (original period) instrument to a part and shouldn't sound like a full orchestra. Having said that, the performances aren't "scaled down" but quite full blooded and more detailed and zestful than many others I've heard. The sound is intimate without being small. Indeed, it's warm and accurate and perfect for domestic listening. Overall, I agree with stvnhar's review that this is a very worthwhile disc, - "a nice recording and a nice contrast" to so much standardised Vivaldi."

Fonè Ensemble
Marco Fornaciari, conductor

Marco Fornaciari
Livorno , began studying the violin in his city with Maestro Chiti continuing then at the Accademia Chigiana with masters Accardo , Brengola and Gulli . Later he graduated with distinction in the class of Maestro Romano at the Geneva Conservatory . She has performed as a soloist in the most prestigious concert halls : La Scala , Mozarteum , Felsenreitschule , Salle Pleyel , Academy of St. Petersburg , Tchaikovsky Hall , Bunka Kaikan , Suntory Hall , Sydney Opera House , the Musikverein , Lincoln Center recording often in direct to many broadcasters . He has recorded music by Beethoven , Bartok , Fauré , Ravel , Schumann , Schoenberg , Vivaldi for record companies Erato , Naxos and Foné , for which he has completed the only complete recording (six CDs) of more than 80 compositions by Paganini Violin and Guitar.

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