Kennedy has since released The New Four Seasons (2015), a modern interpretation of the concertos, infused with jazz as well as the violinist’s love for Jimi Hendrix. We named Nigel Kennedy one of best rule-breaking musiciansĮssential listening for all Vivaldi enthusiasts, few recordings display the same level of vivacity as this collaboration between Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra – the matchless energy of their full-throttle performance doesn’t mean lack of precision, however. Released in 1989, Kennedy’s recording of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons spent nearly two years at the top of the UK classical album chart and sold over 2 million copies, making it the best-selling classical recording at the time. It comes as no surprise that Nigel Kennedy’s record-breaking disc makes this list.
Nigel Kennedy (violin), English Chamber Orchestra Warner Classics 5562532 (1989) This is not to say that it lacks drama – far from it, in fact, as Brown and Marriner expertly capture the dynamic highs and lows of each season. Often thought of as the first definitive recording of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Iona Brown and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields display an exceptional lightness of touch throughout that makes the performance compelling yet easy to listen to. Her Four Seasons is arguably her finest achievement on disc. Though she left the orchestra in 1980, just a year after this recording was released, she continued collaborating with them. Over the next decade, she would work her way to the top of the orchestra, reaching principal soloist and director by 1974. Iona Brown joined the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1964. Iona Brown (violin), Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner Philips 9500 7 17 (1979) The best recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons In chronological order, here are our recommendations of the freshest interpretations and pioneering performances. Unsurprisingly, there is no shortage of recordings.
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To better phrase my original question, after which book Suzuki or violin grade level or years of practice, a teacher would feel comfortable introducing a piece like "Winter"?Īlso what are the supplemental books you recommend beyond suzuki series? I'm just curious.All four concertos are widely familiar today and regularly appear in popular culture, from films and TV to choreographed sport such as ice skating. I also flipped through the sheet music of Winter and saw the slow movement is nothing too crazy, the other parts look difficult, but I agree putting the piece at a very slow tempo, it's not impossible to do, but I also don't see the point of doing what, because I believe it's better to practice something that's just a little stretchy/challenging so you can progress faster w/o getting too frustrated, and then demotivated. For example I hadn't focused on spiccato (I can it when using lower bow closer to frog sometimes when I'm playing for fun). Most of what you mentioned, I get the concept and touch the surface of it, but wouldn't say i master it.
To supplement Suzuki book, I practice scales (3 octaves) and arpeggios (Hrimaly scale book) and I haven't done many etudes.įrom the questions you ask, it seems like your student would be at much higher level than me when progressing to book 4. To be honest, I'm progressing much slower on book 4, it's a big jump, I spent 3-5 weeks on a piece. So far he's been happy w my progress, he doesn't seem to focus too much on expressions, but rather on getting the rhythm right, some finger/bow techniques if needed. I really like my teacher, his theory is to get what you need out of a piece and move on. naming the notes, recognizing major/minor key etc), but I'm okay w sight-reading, comfortable w easy pieces in suzuki book 2 for sure. Also my skills are not very balanced, I'm weak on theories, when I was a kid, I didn't study any theory, I'm trying to pick up (e.g. Maybe that's why the progress seems fast, things I learnt as a kid actually helped. When I decided wanting to play again, I found a great teacher and started from suzuki book 1. To be fair, I'm not an adult beginner starting from scratch scratch, I practiced from age 6 to 10, but stopped for 15+ years.
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