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Post by julesd68 on Jun 20, 2022 12:38:12 GMT
Absolute quality.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 20, 2022 14:38:36 GMT
Absolute quality. I was impressed.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 20, 2022 16:43:31 GMT
It's clever, but only for a short dose.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 20, 2022 20:13:13 GMT
It's clever, but only for a short dose. Exactly that. It reminded me a little of the sort of thing the King's Singers might have performed on their TV show back in the late seventies/early eighties. So I hit Google. And found this, which is actually from 2013...
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Post by ajski2fly on Feb 18, 2023 17:39:55 GMT
Not too sure about this version of T4S, seems a bit dry to me... Vanessa-Mae – The Original Four Seasons And The Devil's Trill Sonata Label: EMI – 7243 4 98082 2 5 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 1998
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 28, 2023 19:16:02 GMT
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Post by John on Jul 28, 2023 19:40:31 GMT
A legend in her own mind
Watch the documentary to get idea how bonkers she is
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 28, 2023 20:16:24 GMT
The irony is now John, that there are more world class female violinists than male IMO ... the list is nearly endless.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 25, 2023 22:26:25 GMT
Yes 4 Season lovers I have another disc for your consideration. This "HIP" edition comes all the way from the US of A - San Fran to be precise and features Elizabeth Blumenstock, concertmaster of Philharmonia Baroque. I'm still listening but I have thoroughly enjoyed what I have heard so far. I might call it middle of the road in terms of tempo and attack, but the playing is anything but middle of the road, both in terms of the solo violin and orchestra which share a noble elegance and a lovely coherence about their approach and tone. I can't make a sensible comment on sound quality with my listening at present, so I will leave that for others. spotify.link/6IgQGS5moDb
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 26, 2023 10:21:26 GMT
A most superior option is Baroque specialist Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante - this is their second recording which I've only just discovered.
There is plenty of zest and attack when required, and often a notch up in tempo from the US recording above. Master craftsman Biondi makes light of his solo demands as you would expect. I'll be keeping this one.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 27, 2023 10:24:43 GMT
I had forgotten that I have a ticket to see Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante in a couple of weeks at the Barbican!
Am looking forward to it even more having heard the above recording. I would have preferred a smaller venue of course but they will be playing T4S, each movement interspersed with another Baroque work, should be fab.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 27, 2023 11:25:45 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 27, 2023 11:41:09 GMT
That's the first recording Martin, the one I linked to above is the second which is certainly more aggressive and faster tempos in places.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 27, 2023 11:50:59 GMT
That's the first recording Martin, the one I linked to above is the second which is certainly more aggressive and faster tempos in places. Gotcha! I'll have another look.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 16, 2024 10:57:31 GMT
Greetings T4S lovers, we are back in business with a new recording to consider!
Julien Chauvin and Concert de la Loge.
I've only listened to a little but it's interestingly idiomatic with an earthy period instrument feel.
There's an intriguing backstory here from Chandos -
"Nearly three centuries after Antonio Vivaldi composed the Four Seasons, the most famous work in the history of music is still as lively and invigorating as ever. The Concert de la Loge records this baroque treasure with its founding conductor, the violinist Julien Chauvin, who has been lent an exceptional instrument for the occasion by the Château de Versailles: Nicola Gagliano's Neapolitan violin, adorned with fleur-de-lis and inlaid decorations. The violin was played by Yehudi Menuhin in the 1970s and became part of the collection known as "Madame Adélaïde's", one of Louis XV's daughters. It has never left the Château for almost a century and is in perfect condition."
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