LoginVivaldi: The Four Seasons; Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante
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Is there any way a violinist can make Vivaldi's Four Seasons not sound like elevator music nowadays? Judging by this release, the answer is "yes." Fabio Biondi leads his Europa Galante in crisp performances which do not distort the music either dynamically or rhythmically, and his playing is so clear, clean and clever that you'll hear new things amidst music you thought you, yourself, could play in your sleep. The storm is surprisingly stormy without being exaggerated, for instance, and the dance-like opening to Autumn is positively toe-tapping. The harpsichord which opens "Winter" is bone-chilling and the pi
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Manufacturer: EMI Classics
Release date: 6 May 2003
EAN: 0724354556524 UPC: 724354554728
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Release date: 6 May 2003
EAN: 0724354556524 UPC: 724354554728
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