Into Nature - Vivaldi Seasons and Other Sounds from Mother Earth Enrico Onofri

• Biagio Marini (1594 - 1663):
• 1 Sonata sopra 'Fuggi dolente core', Op. 22 No. 1 03:21
• Clément Janequin (1485 - 1558):
• 2 Le chant des oyseaulx' (adapted for two violins, viola and cello) 05:57
• Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665):
• 3 Canzon 'La Lusignuola', Op. 1, No. 2 05:10
• Marco Uccellini (1603 - 1680):
• 4 Aria Nona, 'l'Emenfrodito', Op.3, No. 28 for two violins and basso continuo 03:26
• 5 Sinfonia boscareccia 'L'Arcadicha', Op. 8 No. 27 01:38
• 6 Sinfonia boscareccia 'La Granciflora', Op.8 No. 26 01:35
• Stefano Pasino:
• 7 Sonata 'la Grega', Op. 8, No. 11 02:24
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring":
• 8 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro 03:47
• 9 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": II. Largo 02:29
• 10 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": III. Allegro 02:56
• 11 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": I. Allegro non molto 05:09
• 12 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": II. Adagio 02:14
• 13 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto 02:47
• 14 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": I. Allegro 05:03
• 15 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": II. Adagio molto 02:23
• 16 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": III. Allegro 03:00
• 17 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": I. Allegro non molto 03:27
• 18 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo 01:43
• 19 The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": III. Allegro 03:20
• Total Runtime 01:01:49

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25 years after the revolutionary recording with Il Giardino Armonico, Enrico Onofri presents a new exciting version of Vivaldi's Le quattro stagioni on PASSACAILLE, in which he has put all his artistic maturity and knowledge into practice. The focus of the recording is not only on Vivaldi.

Onofri also wanted to pay tribute to Mother Nature, who has inspired artists of all genres with her sounds, images, smells and wonders. The selected pieces that accompany the Evergreen come from the Italian repertoire of the 17th century.

Enrico Onofri, violin, direction
Imaginarium Ensemble

Enrico Onofri
was born in Ravenna, Italy. His career began with an invitation from Jordi Savall to be the concertmaster of La Capella Real. Very soon he found himself working with groups such as Concentus Musicus Wien, Ensemble Mosaiques and Concerto Italiano. From 1987 to 2010 he was the concertmaster and soloist of Il Giardino Armonico.

In 2002 he entered upon a conductor's career, which has brought him great critical acclaim and numerous invitations from orchestras and festivals in Europe, Japan and Canada. From 2004 to 2013 he was the principal conductor of Divino Sospiro and since 2006 he has been a principal guest conductor with Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla. He has conducted ensembles such as Camerata Bern, Festival Strings Lucerne, Kammerorchester Basel, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Cipango Consort Tokyo, Real Orquesta de Sevilla, Orchestre de Clermont Ferrand, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia and more.

He founded the chamber group Imaginarium Ensemble to perform the Italian baroque repertoire.

Enrico Onofri has performed in the world’s most famous concert halls including the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Mozarteum in Salzburg, Philarmonie and Unter den Linden Opera in Berlin, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, the Wigmore Hall and Barbican in London, Tonhalle in Zurich, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Oji Hall in Tokio, Osaka Symphony Hall, Colon in Buenos Aires, alongside artists like Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt, Christophe Coin, Cecilia Bartoli and Katia and Marielle Labèque.

Many of Enrico Onofri’s recordings with Teldec, Decca, Astrée, Naive, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/Sony, Passacaille, Nichion, Winter&Winter, Opus111, Virgin, Zig Zag Territoires etc., have been awarded prestigious international prizes, such as the Gramophone Award, Grand Prix des Discophiles, Echo-Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Premio Caecilia, Premio Fondazione Cini of Venice, La Nouvelle Academie du Disque and numerous Diapason d’Or, Choc de la Musique, 10 de Répertoire des disques compacts. His concerts have been broadcast by European, American, Asian and Australian networks.

Enrico Onofri has been the professor of baroque violin and interpretation of baroque music at the Conservatorio Bellini in Palermo since 2000. He has been invited to give master classes throughout Europe, Canada and Japan, has been tutor and invited conductor with the European Union Baroque Orchestra and has been invited in 2011 to give a master class at the Juilliard School in New York.

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