“Fresh and spontaneously joyful, this is a delightful version of what is probably the most over-duplicated work in the catalogue. Throughout the performances one welcomes the fiery magnetism of Chung.” Editor’s Choice of Gramophone Magazine when the Four Seasons album was originally released in 2001.
Kyung-Wha Chung, an artist of passionate intensity and probing intellect, who communicates a vivid sense of spontaneity in her playing, is one of the great violinists of the last 50 years.
1 Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro
2 Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: II. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre
3 Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: III. Allegro
4 Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: I. Allegro Non Molto
5 Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio
6 Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. Presto
7 Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: I. Allegro
8 Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: II. Adagio Molto
9 Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: III. Allegro “La Caccia”
10 Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: I. Allegro Non Molto
11 Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: II. Largo
12 Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: III. Allegro