ARTISTS
Janine Jansen, violin
Candida Thompson · Henk Rubingh, violins
Julian Rachlin, viola
Maarten Jansen, cello
Stacey Watton, double bass
Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo
Jan Jansen, organ & harpsichord

TRACKLISTING
VIVALDI : The Four Seasons
Concerto No.1 La primavera (Spring) RV269
Concerto No.2 L'estate (Summer) RV315
Concerto No.3 L'autunno (Autumm) RV293
Concerto No.4 L'inverno (Winter) RV297

The Four Seasons - but not as you've heard it before!!

Janine Jansen follows her first Decca album of violin favourites with this high-energy account of Vivaldi's four Violin concertos, known and loved as The Four Seasons.

The Dutch violin leads her specially selected group of soloists in a fresh look at the most loved of all classical works.

What gives this recording its tremendous freshness and sparkle is Janine's use of just one player per part. Gone is the heavy orchestral sound which is so familiar - this is a Four Seasons which sparkles with new life and energy - like a freshly cleaned old painting revealed in its true colours. The players include Janine's brother Maarten Jansen on cello, and her father Jan on harpsichord.

'Of course I thought long and hard about getting the right people to play in such a small group. I knew it had to be the right mix - and the result was a superb group of players. The recording work was very intense, but we all had a lot of fun together too.' (Janine Jansen)

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