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

"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.."

Well said, Rel!!
To prove how right Rel is, here's another recommendation: The Musici, on Philips (a box with the whole Cimento de l'Armonia).
To DISprove Rel, I like the Gil Shaham version of the 4seasons, too :)

That's funny I have 2 different four season's and neither of them sound like that at all!! I guess I will have to try some of your suggestions. Are any of the SACD four season "good" there are so many versions of that particular piece of music its hard to figure out what is what.

I recently purchased "VIVALDI - LA STRAVAGANZA/VIOLIN CONCERTOS/RACHEL PODGER *SACD5.1*" and was listening to it last night. Count me in as a Vivaldi fan.

I have six different versions of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (le quattro stagioni). My favorite is the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner. It's on Decca as part of their Legendary Performances. Sir Neville brings out all the instruments. From the sound of the harpsichord in the opening track to the perfection of Alan Loveday's violin, nothing compares with it!

Please try the version by Fabio Biondi and L'Europa Galante:

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1076512

The link is enclosed for your reference and does not represent my endorsement for Tower Records.

Biodi presented a more joyous, lively and energetic interpretation of the music compared to the disciplined and reserved approach of Pinnock.

Have you ever heard the FOur Seasons played on the Japanese Koto instrument? The Koto Vivaldi LP remained on Absolute Sound's Harry Pearson's reference disc list for a long time but is out of print. I was fortunate enough to find one on eBay. This interpretation presented "dancing" feel because all the instruments were played by plucking the strings.