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Vivaldi - The Trial of Harmony & Invention: 12 Concertos Op 8 - Vol. I | Arts Music 475648

Vivaldi - The Trial of Harmony & Invention: 12 Concertos Op 8 - Vol. I

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Label: Arts Music

Cat No: 475648

Barcode: 0600554756486

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th October 2007

Contents

Works

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)
Violin Concertos (12), op.8 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'
» no.5 in E flat major, RV253 'La tempesta di mare'
» no.6 in C major, RV180 'Il piacere'

Artists

Stefano Montanari (violin)
Paolo Grazzi (cello)
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord )
Accademia Bizantina

Conductor

Ottavio Dantone

Works

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)
Violin Concertos (12), op.8 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'
» no.5 in E flat major, RV253 'La tempesta di mare'
» no.6 in C major, RV180 'Il piacere'

Artists

Stefano Montanari (violin)
Paolo Grazzi (cello)
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord )
Accademia Bizantina

Conductor

Ottavio Dantone

About

The complete set of Vivaldi’s opus 8, known as “The Trial of Harmony and Invention” (Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Invenzione) is considered to be one of the greatest collections of Italian concertos in the repertoire and includes the four pieces known as “The Four Seasons”. It has been recorded here in an exciting and exceptional interpretation by Accademia Bizantina, one of the leading Italian ensembles performing on original instruments. This CD, which is the first of two volumes covering the opus 8 set, features “The Four Seasons” alongside the fifth and sixth concertos (RV253 and RV180).

The Accademia Bizantina was founded in 1983 in Ravenna in Italy. In the 1990s, the harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone joined the orchestra, and in 1996 the Accademia decided to appoint Dantone as its musical director and significantly extended its repertoire, dedicating attention to research into baroque styles and performance techniques. The ensemble has made several recordings for the Arts and Decca labels which have won many prestigious awards around the world.

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