Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Ehnes and his well-upholstered Sidney strings tend to play the notes rather than tell the story in a reading that, for all its elegance, is more faithful to the letter than the spirit of the... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2015
Catalogue No: ONYX4134
Label: Onyx
Length: 71 minutes

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Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'

Work length16:41

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James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Larghetto

Track length3:49

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$1.40

II. Allegro energico

Track length4:22

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III. Grave – Allegro assai

Track length8:30

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$2.10

Leclair, J-M: Violin Sonata in D, Op. 9 / 3 "Tambourin"

Work length13:26

$4.00

$5.60

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Un poco andante

Track length4:13

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II. Allegro

Track length2:08

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III. Sarabanda. Largo

Track length2:57

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IV. Presto

Track length4:08

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269

Work length10:21

$3.00

$4.20

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegro

Track length3:23

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II. Largo e pianissimo sempre

Track length2:35

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III. Danza pastoral. Allegro

Track length4:23

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315

Work length11:03

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$4.20

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegro non molto

Track length5:52

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II. Adagio – Presto

Track length2:27

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III. Presto

Track length2:44

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293

Work length10:54

$3.00

$4.20

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegro

Track length5:05

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$1.40

II. Adagio molto

Track length2:14

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$1.40

III. Allegro

Track length3:35

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$1.40

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297

Work length8:36

$3.00

$4.20

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegro con molto

Track length3:13

$1.00

$1.40

II. Largo

Track length2:05

$1.00

$1.40

III. Allegro

Track length3:18

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$1.40

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James Ehnes takes a break from the 19th and 20th century repertoire and has recorded for the first time in his career four of the most famous baroque violin concertos – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the first four works in his set of 12, Op. 8. James also directs the Sydney Symphony. Vivaldi provided his own sonnets as prefaces to each of the concertos and these are available from the Onyx website. The Vivaldi is prefaced by two famous violin sonatas – Tartini’s 'Devils Trill' in the skilful arrangement by Fritz Kreisler which is very faithful to the original text, to which Kreisler adds the famous cadenza in the finale.

Leclair, one the few composers to have been murdered, was known as ‘The French Corelli’. Of his Op. 9 set of 12 sonatas for violin, the third has become the most popular for its ‘Tambourin’ finale, depicting a pipe-and-drum dance with drone effects - all good fun!

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Christmas 2015

Ehnes and his well-upholstered Sidney strings tend to play the notes rather than tell the story in a reading that, for all its elegance, is more faithful to the letter than the spirit of the score.

The Wholenote November 2015

It’s the first time Ehnes has recorded The Four Seasons, and it was certainly worth the wait. The playing is everything you would expect from him: it’s warm, intelligent and beautifully judged, with sensitive and very effective orchestral accompaniment.

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