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Title: Nicely done. Slightly overdone.
Review: The works, the ubiquitous 4 seasons (part of the larger Op.8 included here in its entirety), are truly marvels in the Baroque concerto literature. They are descriptive and quite unique. To me they sound like no other Vivaldi works.This recording is quite nice but the performance, while being unique, is rather overly done. One example of this lies in the middle movement of the 3rd concerto (a personal favorite of mine with the long soothing harmonies) where the continuo is embellished too much for my liking. Maybe you will enjoy it. I did but it's just not worth a 5 in my opinion.
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