Janine Jansen follows her first Decca album of violin favorites with this high-energy account of Vivaldi s four violin concertos, known and loved as The Four Seasons . The Dutch violinist leads her specially selected group of soloists in a fresh look at the most loved of all classical works. What gives this recording its tremendous freshness and sparkle is Janine s use of just one player per part. Gone is the heavy orchestral sound which is so familiar, this is a four seasons which sparkles with new life and energy, like a freshly cleaned old painting revealed in its true colors.

Tracklist:
Concerto No.1 La primavera (Spring), RV 269
1.Allegro 3:18
2.Largo 2:23
3.Allegro 3:54
Concerto No.2 L estate (Summer), RV 315
4.Allegro non molto 5:15
5.Adagio - Presto 2:12
6.Presto 2:41
Concerto No.3 L autunno (Autumn), RV 293
7.Allegro 5:01
8.Adagio molto 2:44
9.Allegro 3:11
Concerto No.4 L inverno (Winter), RV 297
10.Allegro non molto 3:00
11.Largo 1:32
12.Allegro 3:09
Performers:
Janine Jansen - violin by Antonio Stradivari. 1727
Candida Thompson - violin,
Henk Rubingh - violin,
Julian Rachlin - viola,
Maarten Jansen - cello,
Stacey Watton - double bass,
Elizabeth Kenny - theorbo,
Jan Jansen - box organ, harpsichord