![]() There were very few others that I felt were worth keeping after those 3. If I am reading the Czech correctly it is Bohdan Warchal, violin and conducting the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. It could really be a co-2nd place - hard to compare because it's so different than ALL the others. Not as edgy as the BIS, but thoroughly engaging and a must have as a "reference" version IMO.ģrd place went to an unusual, aggressive (Enescu-esque) version contained in a 1966 Supraphon spiral-bound 3 record Baroque set. A mainstream version, but played, conducted, and recorded perfectly. It was a digital recording and it's also available on CD (BIS-CD-275).Ĭlose, but different, 2nd place did go to the Trevor Pinnock / Simon Standage version mentioned by Ncarv above. The instrumentation is not just a gimmick here - the conducting and performance bring forth the soul of this piece, and the recording captures it. It's an original instrument version including recorder, lute, baroque basson, and viola d'amore. The Winner for my tastes was a 1985 version on the BIS label by the Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble, Nils-Erik Sparf on baroque violin. So I grabbed 6 or 7 more that I already had and spent the entire evening doing a "shootout", by listening only to the "Spring" movement for each. ![]() Last year I bought an LP collection that include 17 different versions of the Four Seasons.
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