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Vivaldi and Piazzolla: Eight Seasons | 
| Creators: Antonio Vivaldi, Astor Piazzolla, KREMERata BALTICA, Gidon Kremer
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.98
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 21551
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.7 x 0.2
MPN: 79568
UPC: 075597956825
EAN: 0075597956825
ASIN: B0000206A4
Release Date: February 29, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano porteno) | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Autumn in Buenos Aires (Otono porteño) | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno porteño) | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Violin Co | | • | Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera porteña) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Despite global warming, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is more popular than ever. But it still seems strange that Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica ensemble--a group that continues to stun us with riveting performances of lesser-heard works--would tackle the tried-and-true baroque masterpiece. Luckily, Kremer inventively separates each Vivaldi season with a corresponding composition from Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons Suite, making for fascinating comparisons. Kremer's performances of the Vivaldi are remarkable, sounding solid and fresh. And like an infectious Broadway musical, Piazzolla's seasons always seem on the verge of a giddy dance number. Kremer really gets to show off on these tango-inspired pieces, but he's charming throughout. The programming probably won't make this your reference Four Seasons, but for those who love their Vivaldi in small doses or fans of Kremer's Tango Ballet disc, this is a must-have. --Jason Verlinde
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| Customer Reviews:
Unique Experience January 16, 2009
LC
I bought this CD for my dad after we watched the Camerata Salzburg perform Piazzolla's Four Seasons. After the concert, I immediately raked through Limewire to try to find Piazzolla's masterpiece for free, but failed, so instead I bought Eight Seasons. Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica do an amazing job of performing the two works.
This album combines Vivaldi's classic Four Season's with Piazzolla's unique, feisty version. It's an amazing experience hearing the two pieces juxtaposed as they are so different, but so similar. You will not be able to stop listening to this album!
What a treat!! December 16, 2008
Vacation Reader (On a Florida beach...)
I am not a musician but I am a lover of music. I recently heard a chamber music concert of Piazzolla's "Four Seasons" for the first time and really enjoyed it. While searching for a good CD to enjoy at home, I stumbled across "Eight Seasons" and purchased it, too, because Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" is one of my favorites. What a wonderful find! This CD is an interesting interplay of the two pieces sometimes even within the same selection. It is lively, up beat and thoroughly enjoyable.
Great recording of Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires January 9, 2008
Christopher McKoy (La Canada Flintridge, CA United States)
The `eight seasons' referred to in this CD's name are the `Four Seasons' of Vivaldi and the `Four Seasons' of the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla is the composer most responsible for the meeting and merging of Argentine Tango and Western Classical music. From his large output, "Cuatro Estaciones Porteños," "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" (people from Buenos Aires are known as "Porteños"), is one of the undisputed masterworks. There are numerous recordings of these four wonderful pieces available, including one I would also highly recommend by a trio known as Opus 3 (composed of members of the Israeli Philharmonic), though I don't know if it is available in the U.S. (I purchased it in Argentina). But the recording of the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires that I think most moving is that on this CD with Gidon Kremer. If you're primarily interested in Piazzolla's music, it is likely that, like me, you probably don't need another copy of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, but the juxtaposition of the two works on this CD is not entirely without merit, as Piazzolla does quote from Vivaldi's seasons in his own pieces, often with very pleasing effect.
The `Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' are therefore in effect orchestral tangos, though they nonetheless inhabit a different sound-world than, say, the patron saint of traditional Argentine tango, Carlos Gardel. If you have heard other versions of these pieces, you may be surprised at how wonderfully refined Kremer and his group are able to make them sound, yet without losing any of the power and color inherent in the tango as a musical form. My personal favorite of Piazzolla's seasons is "Invierno Porteño," "Winter in Buenos Aires," which is a sensuously beautiful yet melancholy classical tango played with just the right combination of passion, intensity, and restraint. In this version Kremer's violin along with the wonderful strings suit the music perfectly.
Astonishing contrasts August 14, 2007
B.A.Roque (Northants, UK)
Having heard a live performance of Eight Seasons given by Tasmin Little at De La Warr pavilion,Bexhill was enthusiastic to get a copy. The performance by Gidon Kremer does not disappoint. The Vivaldi is as fresh as ever, far less mannered than the Nigel Kennedy version, and with the revolutionary 'naturalistic' effects of the seasons that make it so endearing a piece played with sensitivity and grace. The Piazzola 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires is similarly responsive to the atmospheres of the city but composed with amazing a-tonal effects. Huge glissandi and sonorous climaxes along with cool, lazy tango rhythms make a complete musical portrait of the sounds of the city. Very exciting music making - very rewarding listening
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