![]() ![]() Most of Vivaldi's repertoire was rediscovered only in the first half of the 20th century in Turin and Genoa and was published in the second half. Many of Vivaldi's compositions reflect a flamboyant, almost playful, exuberance. ![]() The arrangement is by Stefan Hladek, who plays a Baroque guitar made by a contemporary German luthier named Otto Rausch-it’s a five-course guitar, but played here with just nine strings instead of ten. The Four Seasons, a series of four violin concerti, is his best-known work and a highly popular Baroque piece. 12 features Vivaldi’s variations on the popular ‘La Follia’ theme, which appears to have been floating around Western Europe since the mid-1500s, and became a jumping-off point for a number of composers during Vivaldi’s lifetime, including Corelli, Scarlatti, Marais, Handel, and others. 1, RV 63 (1705), written for two violins and basso continuo. In 2000 they released a CD of The Four Seasons, and this week’s lively and beautifully edited Video Pick finds the quartet taking on the the 12th (and final) piece of his Sonata Op. ![]() Indeed, the group-Stefan Hladek, Martin Wentzel, Antje Asendorf, and Ulf Borcherding-plays music from the Renaissance to the present: BGQ releases have included works by Boccherini, Purcell, Vivaldi, Torroba, Falla, York, Goss, Weill, and others.īut they do seem to have a particular affinity to Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). The Four Seasons, a series of four violin concerti, is his best-known work and a highly popular Baroque piece. The Barrios Guitar Quartet is not devoted to playing the music of Agustín Barrios (who was certainly a formative inspiration). Don’t let the name of this versatile German foursome fool you. ![]()
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