Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni, Louis Kaufman, 1950) [MP3 192]

"The first American recording [of The Four Seasons] was made in the final week of 1947 by the violinist Louis Kaufman. The recording was made at Carnegie Hall in advance of a scheduled recording ban effective 1 January 1948. The performers were The Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra under Henry Swoboda, Edith Weiss-Mann (harpsichord) and Edouard Nies-Berger (organ). This recording helped the re-popularisation of Vivaldi's music in the mainstream repertoire of Europe and America following on the work done by Molinari and others in Italy. It won the French Grand Prix du Disque in 1950, was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and was selected the following year for the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress. Kaufman, intrigued to learn that the four concertos were in fact part of a set of twelve, set about finding a full score and eventually recorded the other eight concertos in Zürich in 1950, making his the first recording of Vivaldi's complete Op. 8." (Source)

Tracklist

01. Spring: Allegro; Largo- Il Capraro Che Dorme; Allegro- Danza Pastorale
02. Summer: Allegro; Meno Mosso; Presto
03. Autumn: Allegro- Ballo E Canto Villanelli; Adagio Molto- Ubriachi Dormienti; Allegro- La Caccia
04. Winter: Allegro Non Molto; Largo- La Pioggia; Allegro

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