The variety of available interpretations of Vivaldi's evergreen Four Seasons continues to grow, untrammeled by any supposed overexposure or decline in the CD market. The young Czech violinist Pavel Sporcl, aided by his blue violin and a team of graphic designers treating us to what is apparently a really strange Frisbee lying in the grass, indeed offers a version that stands out from others. He mixes two previous types. First there is his stress on the episodic, programmatic qualities of these four violin concertos, each of ...
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The variety of available interpretations of Vivaldi's evergreen Four Seasons continues to grow, untrammeled by any supposed overexposure or decline in the CD market. The young Czech violinist Pavel Sporcl, aided by his blue violin and a team of graphic designers treating us to what is apparently a really strange Frisbee lying in the grass, indeed offers a version that stands out from others. He mixes two previous types. First there is his stress on the episodic, programmatic qualities of these four violin concertos, each of which was accompanied by its own sonnet describing the seasons. It is not known who wrote these poems, and it may have been Vivaldi himself. They are included in the booklet here, in English, French, German, and Czech as well as the original Italian (although the rest of the booklet notes lack that language), and Sporcl offers a flamboyant emphasis on individual details. Second, he draws on historical performance practices while using a modern-instrument group, the small...
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