Unfortunately Pekka Kuusisto is injured and unable to perform. Britten Sinfonia principles will now play the solos
Eight Seasons - Britten Sinfonia
Jacqueline Shave violin/director
Rautavaara The Fiddlers
Tuur Action-Passion-Illusion
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Piazzolla Cuatro estaciones portenas
The ever popular Four Seasons is cast in a new light alongside Astor Piazzolla's bold reflection on Vivaldi's Baroque masterpiece. Contemporary composers have often referenced Vivaldi's most famous work. Piazzolla joined their ranks with his tango-inflected homage Cuatro estaciones porteņas. Originally conceived for traditional folk/chamber ensemble and later arranged for full orchestra and solo violin by Leonid Desyatnikov, Piazzolla's own Four Seasons takes the vigour and virtuosity of the Italian Baroque and infuses it with jazz textures and Latin pulse. Performed side-by-side in a thrilling juxtaposition, all eight 'Seasons' are here revealed anew.
Britten Sinfonia is one of Europe's most celebrated and innovative chamber orchestras.
'Infused with irresistible energy, cogent and compelling.'
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