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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

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Composer
VIVALDI, ANTONIO
Artist
Lamon
Format
CD
Label
Tafelmusik
Released
Mar 27, 2012
Catalog #
TMK1007CD
UPC
880513100721

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VIVALDI The 4 Seasons. Sinfonia in b, RV 169, “Al santo sepolcro.” Concerto for 4 Violins , RV 580 • Jeanne Lamon (vn); dir; Tafelmusik Baroque O (period instruments) • TAFELMUSIK 1007 (53:52)


Those of us who have reached a certain age are wont to reflect on the things that are that were not. Smartphones, for example. ATMs. Central air conditioning. Power steering. Color TV; some of us even predate black-and-white televisions. How about The Four Seasons ? Although Vivaldi composed this signature quartet of concertos as early as 1725, give or take a few years, and published it as a part of his op. 8 concerto collection, Il cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione , by the middle of the 20th century it and he were largely forgotten. The first recording of The Four Seasons , made in 1939, rescued both from obscurity, but they didn’t hit the big time until 1969, when Alan Loveday and Neville Marriner’s Academy of St. Martin in the Fields made the recording that launched (by Wikapedia’s estimate) 1,000 calendars, so to speak. There were 168 seasons between 1969 and 2012. Do the math.


Tafelmusik’s recording of The Four Seasons was made in 1991, about halfway between the ASFM’s and the present. I didn’t hear it then, but it was well received at the time, and with good reason. It’s a constant delight—from “Spring”’s avian twittering to “Winter”’s stormy blast. Jeanne Lamon and friends play with utmost skill, of course, and infectious verve, but also with vivid imagination. Vivaldi’s dogs bark, his horses prance, and his wedding guests drift off into blissful sleep after their drunken revelry. His teeth chatter. Lamon makes the most of the programmatic aspects of the score, but always from a superbly musical perspective. I’ve always been fond of the Harnoncourt’s (conductor Nikolaus, soloist Alice) version, but I’m moving Lamon and Tafelmusik to the top of my personal Seasons list.


The mysterious Sinfonia “At the Holy Grave” and the popular Four-Violin Concerto (which Bach later recast for four harpsichords) round out this marvelous disc.


FANFARE: George Chien

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 03:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  2. 2 II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 02:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  3. 3 III. Danza pastorale: Allegro 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Danza pastorale: Allegro
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  4. 4 I. Allegro non moto 05:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro non moto
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  5. 5 II. Adagio - Presto 02:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  6. 6 III. Presto 02:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  7. 7 I. Allegro 04:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  8. 8 II. Adagio molto 02:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio molto
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  9. 9 III. Allegro 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  10. 10 I. Allegro non molto 03:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro non molto
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  11. 11 II. Largo 02:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  12. 12 III. Allegro 03:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  13. 13 Sinfonia, RV 169, "Al Santo Sepolcro" 04:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sinfonia, RV 169, "Al Santo Sepolcro"
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  14. 14 I. Allegro 03:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon, Ingrid Matthews, David Greenberg, Cynthia Roberts
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  15. 15 II. Largo - Larghetto 02:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Largo - Larghetto
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon, Ingrid Matthews, David Greenberg, Cynthia Roberts
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon
  16. 16 III. Allegro 03:20
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Jeanne Lamon, Ingrid Matthews, David Greenberg, Cynthia Roberts
    Ensemble
    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeanne Lamon