Britten Sinfonia

Brighton Festival - Eight Seasons

Pekka Kuusisto violin/director

Bartok Duos for two violins (excerpts)
Rautavaara The Fiddlers
Bartok Duos for two violins (excerpts)
Sibelius Rakastava
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Piazzolla Cuatro estaciones portenas

The ever popular Four Seasons is cast in a new light alongside Astor Piazzolla's bold reflection on Vivaldi's Baroque masterpiece. Contemporary composers have often referenced Vivaldi's most famous work. Piazzolla joined their ranks with his tango-inflected homage Cuatro estaciones porteñas. Originally conceived for traditional folk/chamber ensemble and later arranged for full orchestra and solo violin by Leonid Desyatnikov, Piazzolla's own Four Seasons takes the vigour and virtuosity of the Italian Baroque and infuses it with jazz textures and Latin pulse. Performed side-by-side in a thrilling juxtaposition, all eight 'Seasons' are here revealed anew.

'Infused with irresistible energy, cogent and compelling.'
The Times on Britten Sinfonia

'Pekka Kuusisto may be the best thing to happen to classical music in years.'
The Guardian

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