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The Four Seasons (For Jazz Quartet)

Corrado Giuffredi & Rino Vernizzi Trio

Composer
Vivaldi
Released
2022
Label
SMC Records
Forces
Bassoon, Clarinet, Quartet
Personnel
Rino Vernizzi bassoon, Corrado Giuffredi clarinet, with the Rino Vernizzi Trio’s bass and drums

Vivaldi wrote the solo line of The Four Seasons for violin; Rino Vernizzi and Corrado Giuffredi hand it instead to bassoon and clarinet. With bass and drums underneath, the familiar concertos acquire an angular and sometimes unruly front line.

Recorded in 2001, the album follows all twelve movements in their original sequence but remained unreleased until 2022. The unusual wind pairing keeps the music wiry and unpredictable, particularly when Vivaldi’s bustling outer movements begin to break apart.

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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsVivaldi · classical source works

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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Concerto in E major, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (“Spring”): I. AllegroThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (Spring): I. Allegro
  2. Concerto in E major, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (“Spring”): II. LargoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (Spring): II. Largo
  3. Concerto in E major, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (“Spring”): III. Allegro - Danza PastoraleThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘La primavera’ (Spring): III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
  4. Concerto in G minor, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (“Summer”): I. Allegro non moltoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (Summer): I. Allegro non molto
  5. Concerto in G minor, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (“Summer”): II. AdagioThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (Summer): II. Adagio
  6. Concerto in G minor, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (“Summer”): III. PrestoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (Summer): III. Presto
  7. Concerto in F major, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (“Autumn”): I. AllegroThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): I. Allegro
  8. Concerto in F major, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (“Autumn”): II. Adagio moltoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): II. Adagio molto
  9. Concerto in F major, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (“Autumn”): III. AllegroThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): III. Allegro
  10. Concerto in F minor, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (“Winter”): I. Allegro non moltoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (Winter): I. Allegro non molto
  11. Concerto in F minor, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (“Winter”): II. LargoThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (Winter): II. Largo
  12. Concerto in F minor, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (“Winter”): III. AllegroThe Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (Winter): III. Allegro