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David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), better known by his stage nameDavid Garrett, is a German classical and crossoverviolinist and recording artist.

Early life[edit]

When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his older brother. The young Garrett took an interest and soon learned to play. A year later, he took part in a competition and won first prize. By the age of seven, he studied violin at the Lübeck Conservatoire.^[1] When he was nine years old he gave his debut at the Festival Kissinger Sommer,^[2][3] and by the age of 12, Garrett began working with the distinguished Polish violinist Ida Haendel, often traveling to London and other European cities to meet her.^[4] After leaving home at 17, he enrolled at the Royal College of Music in London,^[5] leaving after the first semester. On being asked in an interview in 2008 if he was expelled, Garrett responded: 'Well, expelled wasn't the official term… It was mutually agreed that me and the RCM were going separate ways after the first semester. I did skip some lessons – but I also broke in to do extra practice, so that didn't help!'^[6] In 1999 he moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School, in 2003 winning the School's Composition Competition with a fugue composed in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.^[7] Whilst at Juilliard he studied under Itzhak Perlman, one of the first people to do so,^[4] and graduated in 2004.

Garrett attended the Keshet Eilon Masterclasses in Israel in the summers of 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002.^[8]

Career[edit]

Garrett received his first Stradivarius violin at the age of 11, courtesy of German president Richard von Weizsäcker, after having performed for him.^[9] At the age of 13, Garrett recorded two CDs, appeared on German and Dutch television, and gave a concert in the residence of the President of Germany, the Villa Hammerschmidt, at Dr. von Weizsäcker's personal invitation.^{[citation needed]} He was offered the use of the famous Stradivarius 'San Lorenzo',^[when?] which is among the best instruments of Antonio Stradivari's 'golden period'. However, in 2008, after a performance, he tripped, landing on the San Lorenzo, damaging it severely.^[10] At the age of 13, as the youngest soloist ever, Garrett signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon.^[7] In April 1997, age 16, he played with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta in Delhi and Mumbai in concerts marking the 50th anniversary of India's Independence.^[11]

Two years later, Garrett played with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and was hailed by critics. This led to an invitation to perform at Expo 2000 in Hanover. At the age of 21, he was invited to perform at the BBC Proms.

While studying at Juilliard, Garrett supplemented his income by working as a model.^[12]

Garrett's 2008 album Encore pursues an aim of arousing young people's interest in classical music. The release contains his own compositions and arrangements of pieces and melodies that have accompanied him in his life so far. Together with his band, consisting of keyboard, guitar and drums, he gives concerts that include classical sonatas (accompanied by a concert grand piano), arrangements, and compositions, as well as rock songs and movie themes. In Autumn 2007, Garrett was chosen by the Montegrappa firm (whose items are distributed by Montblanc throughout the world) as an ambassador for the launch of the new pens from the Tributo ad Antonio Stradivari collection. The event took place in several venues, including in Rome, New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, and London. For these occasions Garrett was offered a Stradivarius from the Gli Archi di Palazzo Comunale collection.^{[citation needed]} He also appeared at the Royal Variety Performance on 5 December 2011,^[13] playing his cover of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'.

He joined the 9th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.^[14] His album, Music, was released in 2012. On 19 May 2012 he appeared at the UEFA Champions League Final performing with German singer Jonas Kaufmann.^[15] For 2014 he announced a new Crossover Tour.^[16]

He played the lead role in the 2013 film The Devil's Violinist, as the noted 19th-century violinist Niccolò Paganini. The same year he released his album Garrett vs Paganini. His 2015 album Explosive includes the original compositions Innovation, Furious, Explosive, Unlimited Symphony, Serenity, Baroque fantasy, and Melancholia.

On 18 August 2017, David Garrett released the single 'Bittersweet Symphony' as a teaser for his album Rock Revolution, released 17 September 2017.

On 11 October 2020, Garrett performed the German national anthem at the Formula 12020 Eifel Grand Prix as part of the opening ceremonies.^[17] On 9 October he released another studio album called Alive: My Soundtrack.

Personal life[edit]

Garrett was born in Aachen, Germany, to an American prima ballerina,^[7] Dove Garrett,^[18] and a German jurist,^[7] Georg Bongartz.^[18] Garrett explains that while he was performing as a child prodigy, his parents started using his mother's maiden name as his stage name. 'My parents kind of decided that it was more pronounceable than the German name, so I stuck with that.'^[1]

Recordings[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

• 1995: Mozart: violin concertos (with Claudio Abbado)
• 1995: Violin Sonata
• 1997: Paganini Caprices
• 1997: Tchaikovsky, Conus: Violin Concertos
• 2002: Pure Classics
• 2007: Free
• 2007: Virtuoso
• 2008: Encore
• 2009: David Garrett
• 2009: Classic Romance
• 2010: Rock Symphonies
• 2011: Legacy
• 2012: Music
• 2013: 14
• 2013: Garrett vs. Paganini
• 2014: Caprice
• 2014: Timeless – Brahms & Bruch Violin Concertos (with Zubin Mehta & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra)
• 2015: Explosive
• 2017: Rock Revolution
• 2018: Unlimited – Greatest Hits
• 2020: Alive: My Soundtrack

Other albums[edit]

• Nokia Night of the Proms (2004)
• The New Classical Generation 2008 (2008)

Featured[edit]

• 2008: Tenor at the Movies – 'Parla Più Piano' (theme from The Godfather) and 'Se' (theme from Cinema Paradiso) with Jonathan Ansell
• 2008: A New World – 'Cinema Paradiso' with Will Martin

DVD[edit]

• David Garrett: Live - In Concert & In Private (2009)
• David Garrett: Rock Symphonies – Open Air Live (2011)
• David Garrett: Legacy Live in Baden Baden (2011)
• David Garrett: Music – Live in Concert (2012)

Recognition and awards[edit]

• Radio Regenbogen Award, March 2008
• Echo Classics, Classic without borders, October 2008
• GQ Award Man of the Year category music, November 2008
• Goldene Feder, May 2009
• Goldener Geigenbogen, May 2009
• Golden Camera, Best Music International, January 2010
• World's Fastest Violinist, Guinness World Record, May 2008^[19] to December 2011
• Bambi Awards, category Classic (14.11.2013)
• Frankfurter Musikpreis, 2017^[20]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abCarter, Kevin L. (9 September 2009). 'String Theory: Is David Garrett the Next, Next Thing?'. U.S. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
2. ^'30. Musikfestival 'Kissinger Sommer' - Intendantin: 'Wünsche mir mehr Jugendliche in Konzertsälen''. MUSIK HEUTE. 19 June 2015.
3. ^'KISSINGEN SUMMER FEST SCORES IN TRADITIONALLY FRIENDLY FASHION'. DeseretNews.com. 19 August 1990.
4. ^ ^ab'David Garrett Full Biography'. Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
5. ^Lee, Sally (13 September 2011). 'Classic rock fuels the fingers of fury'(PDF). Fairfield Champion. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
6. ^'Classicalx interview with David Garrett'. Classicalx. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
7. ^ ^abcd'David Garrett: Biography'. David Garrett's Official Website. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
8. ^'Keshet Eilon participants: 1990-2010'(PDF). Summer Course Graduates. Keshet Eilon Music Center. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
9. ^'Classical Brits: don't hate them because they're beautiful'. The Telegraph. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
10. ^'Virtuoso's trip destroys priceless Stradivarius'. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
11. ^'MMMF India Events'. Mmmfindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
12. ^Wagner, Thomas (14 February 2008). 'Violinist: Fall Fractures $1M Fiddle'. RecordOnline.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
13. ^'Royal Variety Performance 2011 – Thank you!'. The Royal Variety Performance official website. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
14. ^'9th Annual Judges'. Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
15. ^'New Champions League theme version'. UEFA.com. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
16. ^David Garrett Tourdates. Vorverkaufstarts.de. Abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2013.
17. ^'David at the Eiffel Grand Prix Race'. David Garrett. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
18. ^ ^abSweeting, Adam (1 December 2011). 'David Garrett: the Beckham of the violin'. The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
19. ^'David Garrett – Konzerte, Tourdaten, News, TV- und Radiotermine'. David Garrett Supportpage.
20. ^'Frankfurter Musikpreis 2017 geht an David Garrett'. neue musikzeitung (Press release) (in German). Regensburg. dpa. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

External links[edit]

• David Garrett at IMDb

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1725, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces in the classical music repertoire. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. For example, “Winter” is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas “Summer” evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why the movement is often called “Storm” (as noted in the list of derivative works).

The concertos were first published in 1725 as part of a set of twelve concerti, Vivaldi’s Op. 8, entitled Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention). Vivaldi dedicated their publication to a Bohemian patron, Count Václav Morzin (of Vrchlabí 1676–1737), and in so mentioned the count’s longstanding regard for these four, in particular (which had apparently been performed with the nobleman’s orchestra, in Prague’s Morzin Palace)—although his dedication may have been closely related to the completion of an Augustinian monastery that year, where Vivaldi, a priest himself, refers to Morzin, the church’s dedicator, as “Chamberlain and Counsellor to His Majesty, the Catholic Emperor”—while (as Maestro di Musica in Italy) Vivaldi presents them anew, with sonnets or enhancements for clear interpretation. The first four concertos are designated Le quattro stagioni, each being named after a season. Each one is in three movements, with a slow movement between two faster ones (and these movements likewise vary in tempo amid the seasons as a whole). At the time of writing The Four Seasons, the modern solo form of the concerto had not yet been defined (typically a solo instrument and accompanying orchestra)[citation needed]. Vivaldi’s original arrangement for solo violin with string quartet and basso continuo helped to define the form of the concerto.

List of concertos and movements

1. Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” (Spring)
   1. Allegro
   2. Largo e pianissimo sempre
   3. Allegro pastorale
2. Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “L’estate” (Summer)
   1. Allegro non molto
   2. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
   3. Presto
3. Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “L’autunno” (Autumn)
   1. Allegro
   2. Adagio molto
   3. Allegro
4. Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “L’inverno” (Winter)
   1. Allegro non molto
   2. Largo
   3. Allegro

Sonnets and allusions

There is some debate as to whether the four concertos were written to accompany four sonnets or vice versa. Though it is not known who wrote these sonnets, there is a theory that Vivaldi wrote them himself, given that each sonnet is broken down into three sections, neatly corresponding to a movement in the concerto. Whoever wrote the sonnets, The Four Seasons may be classified as program music, instrumental music that intends to evoke something extra-musical and an art form which Vivaldi was determined to prove sophisticated enough to be taken seriously.

In addition to these sonnets, Vivaldi provided instructions such as “The barking dog” (in the second movement of “Spring”), “Languor caused by the heat” (in the first movement of “Summer”), and “the drunkards have fallen asleep” (in the second movement of “Autumn”). The Four Seasons is used in the 1981 film The Four Seasons along with other Vivaldi concertos for flute.

Recordings

The first recording of The Four Seasons is a matter of some dispute. There is a compact disc of one made by the violinist Alfredo Campoli which is taken from acetates of a French radio broadcast; these are thought to date from early in 1939. The first proper electrical recording was made in 1942 by Bernardino Molinari, and though his adaptation is somewhat different from what we have come to expect from modern performances, it is clearly recognisable. This first recording by Molinari was made for Cetra, issued in Italy and subsequently in the United States on six double-sided 78s in the 1940s. It was then reissued on long-playing album in 1950, and was once again reissued on compact disc.

Not surprisingly, further recordings followed. The next was in 1948 by the violinist Louis Kaufman, mistakenly credited as the ‘first’ recording, made during the night in New York using ‘dead’ studio time and under pressure from a forthcoming musicians strike.[citation needed] The performers were The Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra under Henry Swoboda, Edith Weiss-Mann (harpsichord) and Edouard Nies-Berger (organ). This recording helped the re-popularisation of Vivaldi’s music in the mainstream repertoire of Europe and America following on the work done by Molinari and others in Italy. It won the French Grand Prix du Disque in 1950, was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2003 was selected for the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress. Kaufman, intrigued to learn that the four concertos were in fact part of a set of twelve, set about finding a full score and eventually recorded the other eight concertos in Zürich in 1950, making his the first recording of Vivaldi’s complete Op. 8.

I Musici followed in 1955 with the first of several recordings of The Four Seasons with different soloists. The 1955 set with Felix Ayo was that ensemble’s first recording of any music; subsequent I Musici recordings feature Felix Ayo again in 1959, Roberto Michelucci in 1969, Pina Carmirelli in 1982, Federico Agostini in 1990, and Mariana Sîrbu in 1995. The 1969 recording by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, featuring soloist Alan Loveday, reputedly moved the piece from the realm of esoterica to that of program and popular staple.

Nigel Kennedy’s 1989 recording of The Four Seasons with the English Chamber Orchestra sold over two million copies, becoming one of the best-selling classical works ever.[11]Gil Shaham and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra recorded The Four Seasons as well as a music video for the first movement of “Winter” that was featured regularly on The Weather Channel in the mid-1990s.

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The World’s Encyclopedia of Recorded Music in 1952 cites only two recordings of The Four Seasons – by Molinari and Kaufman. By 2011 approximately 1,000 different recorded versions have been made since Campoli’s in 1939.[citation needed]

Commensurably, it has become an aspect of these recordings for classical musicians to distinguish their version of The Four Seasons from others’, with historically informed performances, and embellishments, to the point of varying the instruments and tempi, or playing notes differently from the listener’s expectation (whether specified by the composer or not). It is said that Vivaldi’s work presents such opportunities for improvisation.

Derivative works

Derivative works of these concerti include arrangements, transcriptions, covers, remixes, samples, and parodies in music—themes in theater and opera, soundtracks in films (or video games), and choreography in ballet (along with contemporary dance, figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, etc.)—either in their entirety, single movements, or medleys. Antonio Vivaldi appears to have started this trend of adapting music from The Four Seasons, and since then it has expanded into many aspects of the performing arts (as have other instrumental & vocal works by the composer). This contest between harmony and invention (as it were) now involves various genres around the world:

1726 (or 1734)

• Vivaldi re-scored his Spring allegro, both as the opening sinfonia (third movement), and chorus (adding lyrics) for his opera Dorilla in Tempe.

1739

• Nicolas Chédeville (France) arranged Vivaldi’s four seasons (as “Le printems, ou Les saisons amusantes”), for hurdy-gurdy or musette, violin, flute, and continuo.

1765

• The French composer Michel Corrette composed and published a choral motet, Laudate Dominum de Coelis, subtitled “Motet à Grand Chœur arrangé dans le Concerto de Printemps de Vivaldi”. The work, for choir and orchestra, consists of the words of Psalm 116 set to the music from Vivaldi’s Spring movement with vocal soloists singing the solo concerto parts.

1808

• Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony contains many of the same themes, including drunken peasants and a storm. Beethoven had acquired a solid grounding in baroque music from his teacher Albrechtsberger.

1969

• The Swingle Singers (France) recorded an album (The Joy of Singing) based on Vivaldi’s work (and other composers’).

1970

• Ástor Piazzolla (Argentina) published Estaciones Porteñas, “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”, and these have been included in “eight seasons” performances, along with Vivaldi’s work, by various artists.

1972

• Moe Koffman (Canada) recorded a jazz album of Vivaldi’s four seasons.

1976

• The New Koto Ensemble (Japan) recorded Vivaldi’s 4 seasons, on their koto instruments.

1978

• Michael Franks (America) composed a vocal serenade based on the theme of Vivaldi’s summer concerto (adagio). ] This was subsequently covered by WoongSan (Korea) in 2010.

1982

• Patrick Gleeson (America) recorded a “computer realization” of Vivaldi’s four seasons.

1984

• Thomas Wilbrandt (Germany) composed and recorded “The Electric V” (later adapted for film), which interprets Vivaldi’s work with ambient electronics, vocals, and samples of the original concerti.
• Roland Petit (France) choreographed a ballet (entitled “Les Quatre Saisons”) to an I Musici performance of Vivaldi’s work.

1987

• Ben Shedd (America) produced a scenic tour of nature with Vivald’s four seasons (narrated by William Shatner).

1993

• Jean-Pierre Rampal (France) recorded arrangements of Vivaldi’s four seasons for flute[20] (also recorded by Jadwiga Kotnowska).

1995

• Arnie Roth (America) recorded “The Four Seasons Suite”, including sonnets (recited by Patrick Stewart). This may or may not be considered a derivative work, depending on whether Vivaldi’s translated sonnets were meant to be narrated with the music (versus being read in Italiano, or silently by the audience).

1997

• The Baronics (Canada) recorded surf guitar versions of the violin concertos in Vivaldi’s four seasons (one movement from each).
• French musician Jacques Loussier composed and recorded, with his trio, jazz-swing interpretations of the Four Seasons.

1998

• The Great Kat (England/America) recorded a shred guitar (and violin) version of Vivaldi’s summer presto.
• Vanessa-Mae (Singapore/Britain) recorded her crossover version of Vivaldi’s summer presto, for electric violin.

1999

• The Chinese Baroque Players recorded arrangements of Vivaldi’s four seasons for traditional Chinese instruments.
• Petrova & Tikhonov (Russia) performed their long program to a medley of Vivaldi’s seasons to win the European Figure Skating Championships.

2000

• Venice Harp Quartet (Italy) recorded arrangements of Vivaldi’s four seasons for harp ensemble.
• es:Gustavo Montesano (Argentina) recorded a tango guitar version of the spring allegro, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Jochen Brusch (Germany) & Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen (Denmark) recorded arrangements of Vivaldi’s 4 seasons for violin and organ.

2001

• Bond (Australia/Britain) recorded two singles based on Vivaldi’s winter, with electric strings (violin, cello, viola), vocals, and electronic beats. They similarly interpreted a movement from each season for Peugeot car advertisements (2009).
• de:Ferhan & Ferzan Önder (Turkish twin sisters) recorded a transcription of the Four Seasons for two pianos by Antun Tomislav Šaban.
• BanYa (South Korea) recorded a dance version of Vivaldi’s winter for the Pump it Up video game.
• Susan Osborn (America) recorded a new age vocal serenade based on Vivaldi’s winter largo.
• The Charades (Finland) recorded Vivaldi’s presto as “Summer Twist”, for surf guitar ensemble.

2003

• Red Priest (UK) recorded arrangements of Vivaldi’s 4 seasons for recorder.
• Hayley Westenra (New Zealand) adapted the musical piece called “Winter” into a song titled “River of Dreams” which is sung in English. It was recorded for her Pure album in July 10th.

2004

• Tafelmusik (Canada) arranged a cross-cultural arts special based on Vivaldi’s four seasons, involving a Chinese pipa, Indian sarangi and Inuit throat-singing.

2005
Dark Moor (Spain) recorded an electric guitar version of Vivaldi’s winter (allegro non molto), and this was later integrated into the Finnish video game Frets on Fire.

2006

• Juliette Pochin (Wales) volumed an operatic suite of sonnets to Vivaldi’s four seasons on her debut album.
• Accentus chamber choir (France) recorded a choral version of Vivaldi’s concerto for winter (complete).
• Stéphane Lambiel (Switzerland) performed his long program to a medley of Vivaldi’s seasons to win the World Figure Skating Championships.

2007

• Celtic Woman (Ireland) recorded the winter largo with vocals (Italian lyrics). The youngest former member Chloë Agnew originally recorded it for her Walking in the Air album which was released in 2002.
• PercaDu (Israel) performed an arrangement of Vivaldi’s winter (allegro non molto), for marimbas with chamber orchestra.
• Mauro Bigonzetti (Italy) choreographed a ballet of Vivaldi’s “Les quatre saisons” for a French-Canadian dance company.
• Tim Slade (Australia) directed a documentary (entitled “4”) of four classical violinists and their homelands (in Tokyo, Thursday Island, New York, and Lapland), as they relate to Vivaldi’s four seasons.

2008

• Sveceny & Dvorak (Czech Republic) produced both an album and stage production of world music based on Vivaldi’s four seasons.
• Yves Custeau (Canada) recorded a rock & roll “one man band” version of the spring allegro.
• Daisy Jopling (England/America) recorded a violin & hip-hop version of Vivaldi’s winter (allegro non molto), and also performs it reggae style.
• Innesa Tymochko (Ukrain) performed her crossover version of Vivaldi’s summer presto, for violin.
• Wez Bolton (Isle of Man) recorded a cover version of Vivaldi’s winter (allegro non molto), based on the Japanese video game “Beatmania” remix.
• Patrick Chan (Canada) performed his long program to a medley of Vivaldi’s seasons to win the Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

2009

• Absynth Against Anguish (Romania) produced an electronic (trance) version of Vivaldi’s four seasons.
• Riccardo Arrighini (Italy) recorded Vivaldi’s four seasons for solo piano, in the style of jazz.
• fr:Christophe Monniot recorded ambient jazz interpretations of Vivaldi’s four seasons.
• Christian Blind (France) recorded a surf-guitar/acid-rock version of Vivaldi’s spring allegro.

2010

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• Art Color Ballet (Poland) performed their “4 elements” show to Vivaldi’s summer presto, arranged by pl:Hadrian Filip Tabęcki (Kameleon).
• David Garrett (Germany) recorded a crossover version of Vivaldi’s winter (allegro non molto), combining classical violin with modern rock music.

2011

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• Black Smith (Russia) performed Vivaldi’s summer presto in the style of thrash metal music (likewise, this movement has been covered numerous times by aspiring electric guitar virtuosos, and other crossover musicians).
• Angels (Greece) performed their crossover version of Vivaldi’s summer presto, for electric strings.
• Szentpeteri Csilla (Hungary) performed her crossover version of Vivaldi’s summer presto, for piano.
• Leonel Valbom (Portugal) remixed Vivaldi’s summer presto with VST Synths.
• Tim Kliphuis (Netherlands) performed Vivaldi’s spring allegro, as a crossover of world music styles.

David Garrett Vivaldi Summer Presto

2012

• German-born British composer Max Richter created a postmodern and minimalist recomposition released as “Recomposed Vivaldi – The Four Seasons”. Working with solo violinist Daniel Hope, Richter discarded around 75% of the original source material while the running time was reduced to 44 minutes playing time.
• Aura (Japan) recorded an a cappella arrangement of Vivaldi’s four seasons, and had also performed Vivaldi’s Spring chorus (from Dorilla in Tempe) on a prior album.
  Sinfonity (Spain) performed Vivaldi’s four seasons for “electric guitar orchestra”.
• Bachod Chirmof (America) produced a MIDI recording & animation of Vivaldi’s winter (movements I & III).
• Tornado Classic (Russia) performed Vivaldi’s summer presto, with electric guitar and slap bass.
• The symphonic rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra used a portion of the first movement of the Winter Concerto in their song “Dreams of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night)” on their Dreams of Fireflies EP. The song also uses a portion of Mozart’s “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,” which it had used previously.

2013

David Garrett Vivaldi

• Richard Galliano (France) recorded Vivaldi’s 4 seasons concertos for accordion, as well as a few of his opera arias on the instrument.
• Vito Paternoster (Italy) recorded Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni in the form of sonatas for cello.
• Periodic (Germany) produced a megamix of Vivaldi’s four seasons, which incorporates electronica with samples of the classical version.
• Steven Buchanan (America) produced a tetralogy of “midseasons” (slow movements and corresponding sonnets) from Vivaldi’s program music.

2014

• Si Hayden (England) recorded a solo acoustic guitar improvisation of each movement in Vivaldi’s four seasons, playing by ear.