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Strings MagazineFebruary 2004 |
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Violinist Julia Bishop and cellist Angela East more than hold their own in this merry band. Intentionally blurry intonation gives voice to Autumn's rather inebriated peasants, and a cacophonic cascade of notes represents a fierce tumble taken on Winter's icy landscape. There are barking dogs and buzzing insects and players yelling "Hey!" in the middle of a dance. There's a quite unorthodox accompaniment to Winter's Largo (think "Carribean getaway"). All in all, it's a wholly irreverent and highly enlightened approach to the piece we all love to hate. Corelli's Christmas Concerto, thrown in for good measure, seems almost an afterthought. But it too is delightfully delivered. Red Priest puts the viva in Vivaldi. —Elisa M. Welch
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