Long-awaited UHQCD: Antonio Vivaldi - 4 Seasons - Le Quattro Stagioni - 30th Anniversary Edition on UHQCD. The Four Seasons are probably one of the most frequently recorded classical works, and this recording from 1992 has also been published several times. 

Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

The recording with the catalogue number AN-2509-UHQ, featuring Antonio Vivaldi's Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), was performed by the ensemble Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca with Giuliano Carmignola as the violin soloist. 

Long-awaited UHQCD of this very famous title. Bonus tracks: Concerto per la solennità di San Lorenzo (Vivaldi). All orders will be shipping in December 2025. 

Brand NEW releases on UHQCD- have never been published before in UHQCD format.

Antonio Vivaldi / Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca, Giuliano Carmignola – Les Quatre Saisons

The Four Seasons is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. These were composed around 1718 - 1720 when Vivaldi was the court chapel master in Mantua.

Album: Antonio Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni
Label: AudioNautes Recordings - AN-2509-UHQ
Format: CD, UHQ-CD, Stereo, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Import
Country: Italy
Released: December 2025
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque

Tracklist:

01. La Primavera - op. 8 no.1/1 in Mi Maggiore RV 269-Allegro                             
02. La Primavera - op. 8 no.1/11 in Mi Maggiore RV 269-Largo e pianissimo sempre    
03. La Primavera - op. 8 no.1/111 in Mi Maggiore RV 269-Danza pastorale                 
04. L'Estate - op. 8 no.2/1 in Sol Minore RV315-Allegro non molto              
05. L'Estate - op. 8 no.2/11 in Sol Minore RV315-dagio/Presto
06. L'Estate - op. 8 no.2/111 in Sol Minore RV315-Presto                          
07. L'Autunno - op. 8 no.3/1 in Fa Maggiore RV 293-Allegro                             
08. L'Autunno - op. 8 no.3/11 in Fa Maggiore RV 293-dagio                             
09. L'Autunno - op. 8 no.3/111 in Fa Maggiore RV 293-llegro                             
10. L'lnverno - op. 8 no.4/1 in Fa Minore RV 297-llegro                             
11. L'lnverno - op. 8 no.4/11 in Fa Minore RV 297- Largo e pianissimo sempre  
12. L'lnverno - op. 8 no.4/111 in Fa Minore RV 297-Danza pastorale                 

PLUS

Bonus Tracks: "Concerto per la solennita diSan Lorenzo"

13. Concerto per violino RV 286/1-Largo - Andante molto       
14. Concerto per violino RV 286/11-Largo                                
15. Concerto per violino RV 286/111-Allegro non molto      

Musicians: 

Archlute – Giancarlo Rado
Cello – Walter Vestidello
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Double Bass – Alberto Rasi
Harpsichord – Andrea Marcon
Viola – Enrico Parizzi
Violin – Giorgio Fava, Luigi Mangiocavallo
Violin, Soloist – Giuliano Carmignola

Engineer – Michael Seberich
Ensemble – Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca
Mastered by P. Carrer at Infinity Studio

Giuliano Garmignola - Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni 

30th Anniversary Limited Edition UHQCD

AudioNautes proudly offers this special UHQCD version celebrating the 30th anniversary of this beautiful engraving of Sonatori of Gioiosa Marca, an extraordinary group of Treviso, which also present a recording devoted almost entirely to Violin Concertos, always by Vivaldi, and assembled in the program "the humane passions" because of their titles: The favorite, anxiety, suspicion, The loving and pleasure.

As is evident, this episode belongs to that style of music, "descriptive," so dear to some authors of the past, including Vivaldi. In spite of what he said about Stravinsky, Vivaldi — i.e., that he would have written the same concerto hundreds of times — it is the richness and variety of timbres and rhythms found to distinguish these songs, while in the identical construction scheme and the same processing structure. The merit of Sonatori Treviso, led by violinist Giuliano Carmignola, lies in their execution by Vivaldi, based on ancient instruments and techniques of contemporary compositions.

UHQCD Features:

• From Original Master Tape
• Superior Crystal Sound
• Numbered Limited Edition
• Made in Japan
• Ultimate High-Quality CD
• XRCD-Like Luxury Digipak
• Playable On Conventional CD players
• Produced in Italy (Import)

Antonio Vivaldi, Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca, Giuliano Carmignola – Le Quattro Stagioni On UHQCD

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Antonio Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni UHQ-CD, Made in Japan. 2024 - AudioNautes Recordings - Audiophile UHQCD Numbered and Limited Edition.