{"product_id":"loveday-marriner-academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-392760","title":"Loveday, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields – Vivaldi: the Four Seasons","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Loveday, Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields' \u003cem\u003eVivaldi: The Four Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e returns to vinyl from their celebrated 1969 recording, a performance that became one of the defining titles in the ensemble's catalogue. Recorded at St John's, Smith Square with Simon Preston on continuo, it belongs to the period when Marriner and the Academy helped shape how many listeners encountered Baroque music on record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat still makes this reading compelling is its combination of clarity and warmth. Loveday's solo playing is consistently lyrical without losing its bite, while Marriner keeps the ensemble light on its feet, giving \u003cem\u003eSpring\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSummer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWinter\u003c\/em\u003e vivid contrast without overstatement. The result is elegant rather than showy, but never polite to the point of caution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is part of Decca's Pure Analogue Series, drawing on the original 1\/4-inch two-track stereo tapes for an all-analogue reissue. For anyone who knows the piece mainly from modern period-instrument versions, this recording offers a different kind of authority: polished, direct and rhythmically alive, with the Academy's famously clean string sound very much intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1xLP, 180g, Decca Pure Analogue Series, Hand-Numbered Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer from the original 1\/4-inch, 2-track stereo tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-analogue production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Pallas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatefold sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classical\"\u003eClassical\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eSide\u003cbr\u003eA1 Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, \"Spring\" (La primavera)\u003cbr\u003e2. Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, \"Summer\" (L'estate)\u003cbr\u003eSide\u003cbr\u003eB1 Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, \"Autumn\" (L'autunno)\u003cbr\u003e2. Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, \"Winter\" (L'inverno)\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50883661889601,"sku":"8031006","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/ADEC_47779__199514__08102026103631-3875.jpg?v=1793574618","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/loveday-marriner-academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-392760","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}