Vivaldi fans lend me your ears for a moment...


Being a fan of Vivaldi's music but not completely fluent I need a little help. There is a piece of music that I am pretty sure is vivaldi playing when you first enter this website http://www.claytonaudio.com could one of you kind folks help me figure out what the title of this piece is so I can add it to my collection and if you have any favorite recordings of it please share it with me :o) Thanks you.
tireguy
Tireguy,

That would be from The Four Seasons, "Summer", Op. 8, No. 2, 3rd movement.

I really love the RCA Gold Seal LP, I Solisti Veneti group, Scimone conductor.

Curious to see what recordings other people like.

Hope this helps.

Tireguy,

Interesting tread...umm...thread! I'll try not to get all steel-belted on you and ply you with my bias--but you can always ignore what I say and listen to the radial...umm...radio if you prefer.

Nevertheless, Doc-stereo certainly ID'd the selection in question correctly, but getting anyone around here to agree on their favorite Four Seasons (Quattro Stagioni) will probably be about as easy as getting them to agree on their favorite speaker!

Two that I really like are Simon Standage/Trevor Pinnock on Archiv [400 045-2] and Gil Shaham with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on DGG [439 933-2]. The DGG also comes with a bonus CD-ROM that you might find interesting.

While probably not the best place to start, if you're interested in something a little different (some might call it heretical) check out Marion Verbruggen and the Flanders Recorder Quartet on Harmonia Mundi [HMU 907153]. A great performance just brimming with life--and great sonics too!

And if you want to check out some more Vivaldi, I just got a disc on Dorian [DOR-93252] by Musica Pacifica performing La Notte (concerti for diverse instruments). Having just seen them perform, I picked-up this CD in the lobby, and am totally delighted with the performance and the recording. Great stuff!