1. Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 "L'autumno": I. Allegro (4:53)
2. Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 "L'autumno": II. Adagio molto (2:24)
3. Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 "L'autumno": III. Allegro (3:02)
4. Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno": I. Allegro non molto (3:10)
5. Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo (1:52)
6. Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno": III. Allegro (3:08)
7. Andromeda liberata, RV 117: Aria. Sovvente il sole (9:06)
8. Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro (3:18)
9. Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": II. Largo (2:36)
10. Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Danza pastorale. Allegro (3:49)
11. Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": I. Allegro non molto (5:24)
12. Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio (2:28)
13. Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto (2:43)
14. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV 63 "La Follia" (9:54)
More than 300 years after Antonio Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons , the most famous work in the history of music is still as lively and invigorating as ever. Now Le Concert de la Loge has recorded this Baroque treasure with its founder and director, the violinist Julien Chauvin, as soloist. For the occasion, the Château de Versailles has loaned him an exceptional instrument: a Neapolitan violin by Nicola Gagliano, adorned with fleur-de-lys and inlaid decorations. This instrument, which was played by Yehudi Menuhin in the 1970s, comes from the ‘collection de Madame Adélaïde’, named after one of Louis XV’s daughters. It has not left the Château for almost a century and is in a perfect state of preservation. The main work is complemented by Vivaldi’s no less celebrated ‘La Follia’ and an aria that is now famous in its own right, ‘Sovvente il sole’ from Andromeda liberata , the score of which was discovered in Venice in 2002. It is performed here by the countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian.
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01 - Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 'L'autumno' I. Allegro.flac
101.4 MB
02 - Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 'L'autumno' II. Adagio molto.flac
47.9 MB
03 - Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 'L'autumno' III. Allegro.flac
64.7 MB
04 - Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 'L'inverno' I. Allegro non molto.flac
68.1 MB
05 - Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 'L'inverno' II. Largo.flac
37.6 MB
06 - Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 'L'inverno' III. Allegro.flac
64.2 MB
07 - Andromeda liberata, RV 117 Aria. Sovvente il sole.flac
175.8 MB
08 - Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 'La primavera' I. Allegro.flac
70.2 MB
09 - Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 'La primavera' II. Largo.flac
51.5 MB
10 - Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 'La primavera' III. Danza pastorale. Allegro.flac
81.8 MB
11 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 'L'estate' I. Allegro non molto.flac
108.2 MB
12 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 'L'estate' II. Adagio.flac
48.5 MB
13 - Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 'L'estate' III. Presto.flac
59.2 MB
14 - Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV 63 'La Follia'.flac