Rodolfo Richter, B'Rock Orchestra - Vivaldi & Cage: 8 Seasons (2011)
BAND/ARTIST: Rodolfo Richter, B'Rock Orchestra
- Title: Vivaldi & Cage: 8 Seasons
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Etcetera
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 00:57:11
- Total Size: 265 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: I. Allegro
02. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: II. Largo et pianissimo sempre
03. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: III. Allegro
04. String Quartet in four parts: I. Quietly Flowing Along
05. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: I. Allegro non molto
06. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: II. Adagio
07. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: III. Presto
08. String Quartet in four parts: II. Slowly Rocking
09. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: I. Allegro
10. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: II. Adagio molto
11. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: III. Allegro
12. String Quartet in four parts: III. Nearly Stationary
13. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
14. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: II. Largo
15. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: III. Allegro
16. String Quartet in four parts: IV. Quodlibet
With the numerous "Eight Seasons" compilations pairing Vivaldi's four with Astor Piazzolla's Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (Buenos Aires Four Seasons), it's a bit surprising that the comparable program with John Cage's String Quartet in Four Parts is so rare. The connection between Cage's quartet and the idea of four seasons is actually even closer than is claimed in the booklet note by Frank Agsteribbe, who arranged the work for orchestra: each of the work's four movements, "Quietly Flowing Along," "Slowly Rocking," "Nearly Stationary," and "Quodlibet," is in turn associated with one of the four seasons and with the Indian concept of the force behind that season (creation, preservation, destruction, and quiescence, respectively). In short, Cage's work, although it lacks the detailed program of Vivaldi's concertos, is nearly as specific in what it is meant to evoke. The quartet, composed in 1949 and 1950, is one of Cage's most attractive works of the postwar period, providing an excellent illustration of how philosophical ideas were leading him into increasingly abstract concepts. But it is still a basically representational work, and it functions well in Agsteribbe's Baroque orchestral version. It's in every way an intriguing counterpoint to the Vivaldi. Disadvantages include a rather wan version of the Four Seasons themselves from violinist Rodolfo Richter and the Baroque orchestra B'Rock, but they do well with Agsteribbe's aim of making the Cage sound just a bit like a Baroque orchestral piece. Above all, the program itself is rich in philosophical suggestion.
01. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: I. Allegro
02. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: II. Largo et pianissimo sempre
03. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 La Primavera, Op. 8/1, RV 269: III. Allegro
04. String Quartet in four parts: I. Quietly Flowing Along
05. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: I. Allegro non molto
06. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: II. Adagio
07. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 L'Estate, Op. 8/2, RV 31: III. Presto
08. String Quartet in four parts: II. Slowly Rocking
09. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: I. Allegro
10. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: II. Adagio molto
11. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 L'Autunno, Op. 8/3, RV 293: III. Allegro
12. String Quartet in four parts: III. Nearly Stationary
13. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
14. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: II. Largo
15. Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 L'Inverno, Op. 8/4, RV 297: III. Allegro
16. String Quartet in four parts: IV. Quodlibet
With the numerous "Eight Seasons" compilations pairing Vivaldi's four with Astor Piazzolla's Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (Buenos Aires Four Seasons), it's a bit surprising that the comparable program with John Cage's String Quartet in Four Parts is so rare. The connection between Cage's quartet and the idea of four seasons is actually even closer than is claimed in the booklet note by Frank Agsteribbe, who arranged the work for orchestra: each of the work's four movements, "Quietly Flowing Along," "Slowly Rocking," "Nearly Stationary," and "Quodlibet," is in turn associated with one of the four seasons and with the Indian concept of the force behind that season (creation, preservation, destruction, and quiescence, respectively). In short, Cage's work, although it lacks the detailed program of Vivaldi's concertos, is nearly as specific in what it is meant to evoke. The quartet, composed in 1949 and 1950, is one of Cage's most attractive works of the postwar period, providing an excellent illustration of how philosophical ideas were leading him into increasingly abstract concepts. But it is still a basically representational work, and it functions well in Agsteribbe's Baroque orchestral version. It's in every way an intriguing counterpoint to the Vivaldi. Disadvantages include a rather wan version of the Four Seasons themselves from violinist Rodolfo Richter and the Baroque orchestra B'Rock, but they do well with Agsteribbe's aim of making the Cage sound just a bit like a Baroque orchestral piece. Above all, the program itself is rich in philosophical suggestion.
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