Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) 2LP 180 Gram Vinyl 45rpm Stan Ricker AudioNautes 2013 EU
Title: Le Quattro Stagioni
Catalog Number: AN-1201
Label: Divox
Reissued by: AudioNautes Recordings
Barcode: 4260141088275
Original release year: 1994
Reissue year: 2013
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 45 rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 563gr
Pressing country: Germany
For Market Release in: EU
Added to catalog on: February 8, 2017
Note: Not eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Is it still possible after hundreds, perhaps thousands, of live performances and recordings, to add something new to Vivaldi's Four Seasons? Yes it is, and it shows on this beautiful recording of Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, an extraordinary group devoted almost entirely to Violin Concertos by Vivaldi, and Giuliano Carmignola on violin. Audiophile 45rpm cut by legendary Stan Ricker.
- Limited Edition
- Double LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
- Half-Speed Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
- 45rpm Cut by Stan Ricker at SRM
- Pressed at Pallas in Germany
- Gatefold Cover
First 45rpm LP Ever Of This Album, Half-Speed Mastered From Original Master Tapes by Stan Ricker! Considered one of the 10 best recordings of the last century.
Reviewer Norbert Hornig from Fono Forum calls this album unsurpassed. "...it seems to me so far. Giuliano Carmignola's first recording with the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca of 1992. A stroke of genius: Grippingly alive instrumental extremely brilliant, musically transparent and colored to the last corner of the score."
"Here you have natural, reflective acoustics. Close your eyes and it is church-like, though utmost clarity and inner detail is well-maintained. (...) This particular version issued by the Italian label (and who better?) AudioNautes, was recorded back in 1992 in the picturesque Col San Martino, Church of San Vigilio performed by Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca a group formed in 1982 in the Northern Italian city of Treviso, part of which is within the Venetian walls. The ensemble performs on authentic period instruments. The violin soloist Giuliano Carmignola plays a Pietro Guarnari violin. (...) Anyway, Stan cut the lacquers at 45rpm on his Neumann VMS-66 lathe and SX-74 cutter head using custom Keith O. Johnson electronics and was damn happy with the results." - Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
Track Listing:
LP 1 Side A
Le Printemps/La Primavera, op. 8 No. 1 RV 269
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
3. III. Danza pastorale, Allegro
LP 1 Side B
L'Ete/L'Estate, op. 8 No. 2 RV 315
1. I. Allegro non molto
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Presto
LP 2 Side C
L'Automne/L'Autunno, op. 8 No. 3 RV 293
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro
LP 2 Side D
L'Hiver/L'Inverno, op. 8 No. 4 RV 297
1. I. Allegro non molto
2. II. Largo
3. III. Allegro
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