Alan Loveday / Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, etc. | CD

Alan Loveday was a violinist whose recordings with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields connect expressive solo playing with attentive chamber-orchestra accompaniment. These performances give melody, rhythmic movement and contrasting instrumental colours a clear presence within classical repertoire.

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, etc. includes Spring, RV 269: I. Allegro, Spring, RV 269: II. Largo, Spring, RV 269: III. Allegro. The programme places Alan Loveday / Academy of St Martin in the Fields’s distinctive performances within a sequence of contrasting musical passages, presented here in a CD edition.

Track List

1. Spring, RV 269: I. Allegro
2. Spring, RV 269: II. Largo
3. Spring, RV 269: III. Allegro
4. Summer, RV 315: I. Allegro non molto
5. Summer, RV 315: II. Adagio
6. Summer, RV 315: III. Presto
7. Autumn, RV 293: I. Allegro
8. Autumn, RV 293: II. Adagio molto
9. Autumn, RV 293: III. Allegro
10. Winter, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
11. Winter, RV 297: II. Largo
12. Winter, RV 297: III. Allegro
13. Concerto for Two Oboes, RV 535: I. Largo – Allegro
14. Concerto for Two Oboes, RV 535: II. Largo
15. Concerto for Two Oboes, RV 535: III. Allegro molto
16. Bassoon Concerto, RV 498: I. Allegro ma molto moderato
17. Bassoon Concerto, RV 498: II. Larghetto
18. Bassoon Concerto, RV 498: III. Allegro
19. Flautino Concerto, RV 443: I. Allegro
20. Flautino Concerto, RV 443: II. Largo
21. Flautino Concerto, RV 443: III. Allegro molto