Album guide
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons in Janoska Style
- Composer
- Vivaldi
- Released
- 2024
- Label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Forces
- Violin, Piano, Quartet
- Personnel
- Ondrej Janoska violin, Roman Janoska violin, Julius Darvas double bass, František Janoska piano; recorded Teldex Studio, Berlin, 22 December 2023
Instead of giving the movements generic crossover titles, the ensemble labels each transformation by its new rhythmic character, from “Caribbean Vibes” to “7/8 Balkan Journey”.
“Blind Improvisation” makes the experiment literal: the players improvise through Autumn’s slow movement without relying on the usual fixed classical interpretation.
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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.
One complete performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons represents the album, whose twelve tracks follow its twelve movements in concerto order.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- The Groovy Birds (First Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘Spring’: I. Allegro
- Dreaming Soul (Second Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘Spring’: II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
- The Irish Wedding (Third Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘Spring’: III. Allegro pastorale
- Caribbean Vibes (First Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Summer, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘Summer’: I. Allegro non molto
- Silence Before the Storm (Second Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Summer, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘Summer’: II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
- Storm in Janoska Style (Third Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Summer, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘Summer’: III. Presto
- 7/8 Balkan Journey (First Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Autumn, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘Autumn’: I. Allegro
- Blind Improvisation (Second Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Autumn, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘Autumn’: II. Adagio molto
- The Hunter and the Jazzy Fox (Third Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Autumn, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘Autumn’: III. Allegro
- Dancing in the Snow (First Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Winter, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘Winter’: I. Allegro non molto
- Sweet Home (Second Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Winter, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘Winter’: II. Largo
- Peace and Love Forever (Third Movement from The Four Seasons in Janoska Style, Winter, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297)The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘Winter’: III. Allegro