Skip to main content alibris logo
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto alla rustica - Capella Istropolitana; Takako Nishizaki (violin); Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor)
Filter Results
Shipping
Item Condition
Seller Rating
Other Options
Change Currency
Track Listing
  1. The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), 4 concertos for violin, strings & continuo, Op. 8/1-4 ("Il cimento" Nos. 1-4)
  2. Concerto alla rustica, for strings & continuo in G major, RV 151
Browse related Genres
+ Browse All Genres

This version of Vivaldi's perennially popular set of four violin concertos features Takako Nishizaki as soloist, accompanied by Cappella Istropolitana, led by Stephen Gunzenhauser. Nishizaki and Gunzenhauser deliver straightforward, impressively virtuosic performances of the concertos. The interpretation and playing tend to be on the traditional side, which may be just what some listeners are looking for, but the performance may seem tame to listeners looking for a version that emphasizes the wild vitality and unpredictable ...

loading