Vivaldi

"I've realized that even more that what is beautiful about the accordion is to play with a single finger sometimes, with a very pure, very pointed sound that gives a lot of poetry and emotion." - Richard Galliano on Vivaldi. A seasoned performer of jazz and French folk music, renowned accordion player Richard Galliano still approaches every piece with delicacy and excitement. The end result is a new take on even the most traditional and popular pieces. On Vivaldi, Galliano re-imagines (and re-arranges) one of the most performed pieces of all time, making it refreshing and groundbreaking yet familiar because of the accordion's warm, classic sound. "The themes are constructed like songs: simple, repetitive melodic cells that can be developed. It's optimistic music. Even in the 'Winter' concerto. It ends with a great deal of energy, a great deal of hope, in a highly virtuoso fragment." - Richard Galliano on Vivaldi Works on This Recording 1. Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 2. Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate" by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 3. Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 4. Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno" by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 5. Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera" by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy 6. Giustino, RV 717: Vedrò con mio diletto by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1724; Rome, Italy 7. Arsilda, RV 700: Tornar voglio al primo ardore by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: by 1716; Italy 8. Arsilda, RV 700: Io son quel gelsomino by Antonio Vivaldi ■ Performer: Eric Levionnois (Cello), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Jean-Marc Apap (Viola), ■ Richard Galliano (Accordion), Sebastien Surel (Violin), Stéphane Logerot (Double Bass) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: by 1716; Italy