Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Janine Jensen, solo violin

Review by: Robert Zierolf

The Netherlands has been a prominent location for authentic performance of Baroque music, so it's no surprise that Dutch violinist Janine Jansen prefers one-to-a-part accompaniment for Vivaldi's quartet of concertos. The transparency of this instrumentation and Jansen's appropriately intimate sound make this a disc to purchase even if one's library is well stocked with other Seasons.

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Robert Zierolf is Professor of Music Theory and History and Division head of Composition, Musicology, and Theory at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. He is also a freelance writer on classical music.