Vivaldi & Piazzolla: The mandolin seasons

A mandolin for all seasons: accompanied by accordion, harpsichord and a backing band drawn from the strings of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Jacob Reuven brings us Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s ‘Seasons’ as you’ve never heard them before.

CDA68357  67 minutes 53 seconds
‘Reuven’s mandolin take on The Four Seasons’ famously virtuoso violin solos presents a panoply of colours, thanks to a holy trinity of a modern instrument, his own mandolin technique, based on Europe’ ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Do we really need another recording of The Four Seasons? Well, I think we’ve got enough room in our hearts for another one, especially when it’s as unusual as this … this is a concept that has b ...