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Antonio Vivaldi

Real Name:
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
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Born March 04 1678, Sestiere di San Marco, Repùblica Vèneta, Italy
Died July 28 1741, Kärntnertor, Vienna, Austria

Vivaldi's career as a violinist and composer was almost inevitable. His father was Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, a founder of the Sovvegno dei musicisti di Santa Cecilia, an early musician's collective, who's President was the Baroque operatic composer and tutor Giovanni Legrenzi. As a youth, touring and performing around Venice in accompaniment on the violin with his father, Vivaldi is likely to have been influenced by Legrenzi, who had become maestro di cappella at St. Mark's Basilica in 1681.

A redhead, like his father, Vivaldi took up the course of attaining a priesthood in 1693 and became ordained in 1703, referred to by those around him as "Il Pretto Rossi" because of his red hair. However, by late 1703 he was unable to maintain his practice in the priesthood due to ill health and sought employment as a tutor of music, retaining his reverential title.

By 1704 Vivaldi was working as maestro of violin in Venice at the orphanage of the Devout Hospital of Mercy, an institution known as Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pietà, providing shelter to orphaned and abandoned children. Here the boys were taught a trade, whilst the girls were given a musical education. The talented were selected for the conservatory's orchestra & choir, which gained high regard both in Venice and abroad. Vivaldi used this period to write the majority of his concertos, cantatas and arias.

The institute provided an ideal environment for Vivaldi to explore the avenues of the ritornello form. The first of his works were published in 1705, a second Opus in 1709. His third Opus, published in Amsterdam in 1711, gained Vivaldi enthusiastic attention throughout Europe- followed by a fourth Opus in 1714. He became Musical Director of the Pietà's institute in 1716 and was contracted to provide two concerti a month for the orchestra. Papers from the Pietà's history show that Vivaldi produced 140 concerti between 1723 and 1733.

In 1714 Vivaldi took on the role of impresario of the theater Sant'Angelo in Venice, presenting "Orlando Finto Pazzo", "Nerone Fatto Cesare" and, despite earlier censorship, "Arsilda Regina Di Ponto" in which the female lead (Arsilda) falls in love with another woman (Lisea), who is disguised as a man. Vivaldi's operatic style caused both outrage and acclaim. For three years he produced operatic work for the governor of Mantua, Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt. He then moved to Milan and then Rome in 1722, performing for Pope Benedict XIII. It is in this period that Vivaldi consolidated what was to become one of his most popular works "The Four Seasons", eventually published within a collection of twelve compositions "Il Cimento Dell'armonia e Dell'inventione" in 1725.

Vivaldi had moved in high circles at this point, writing a wedding cantata for Louis XV and "La Ceta", a dedication to Viennese Emperor Charles VI who knighted the composer and invited him to Vienna. By 1730 Vivaldi's style and popularity had waned and he sold up much of the rights to his work and relocated to Vienna, accompanied by his father. He took residence in a four-story house known as "Satlerisch Haus" [Saddle-maker's House], run by Maria Agathe Wahler the widow of the saddlemaker. The property was situated above the Kärntnertor, one of eight fortification gates surrounding Vienna, close to the Kärntnertortheater where Vivaldi began to stage operas such as "Farnace" in 1737.

It is likely that Vivaldi was to take up a position in the court of Charles VI but, when the emperor suddenly died in 1740- reputedly of mushroom poisoning, Vivaldi was left stranded without royal support or full remuneration. His health quickly declined and his asthmatic history took its toll some nine months later. Vivaldi died of 'internal infection' at his home in Vienna. he was given a simple burial in the cemetery of Spitaller Gottesacker following a funeral at St Stephen's Cathedral, where Joseph Haydn was then a choirboy.
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Les Quatre Saisons (10")   Guilde Internationale Du Disque 1950
The Four Seasons / Les Quatre Saisons, From "Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'Invenzione", Op. 8 (LP)   Vox Productions 1959
Il Cimento Dell' Armonia E Dell' Invenzione, Op. 8 12 Concerti Inc. Die Vier Jahreszeiten/The Four Seasons (3xLP)   Philips 1962
Concertos For Wind Instruments (LP)   Supraphon 1968
Las Cuatro Estaciones (LP)   Philips 1968
Les Quatre Saisons (LP, Album)   Deutsche Grammophon 1969
The Four Seasons (LP)   Argo Records (2), Argo Records (2) 1970
The Four Seasons (LP)   Argo Records (2) 1970
Oboe Concertos (LP)   Classics For Pleasure 1971
The Four Seasons, Op 8 (LP, Album)   Decca 1971
Концерты Для Камерного Оркестра (LP)   Мелодия 1971
Baroque Recorder Vol. 1 (LP)   Klavier Record Company 1972
Gitarové Koncerty (LP)   Opus 1972
Konzert Für Zwei Violinen Und Orchester D-moll BWV 1043 / Concerto Grosso A-moll Op. 3 Nr. 8 (LP)   ETERNA 1972
Le Quattro Stagioni (LP)   Quadrifoglio International 1972
The Four Seasons (LP)   Classics For Pleasure 1973
Concerti Per Violino (LP)   ETERNA 1974
Concertos For Flute & Violin (LP, Comp)   Philips 1974
Les Quatre Saisons (LP)   CBS 1974
The Four Seasons (LP, Quad)   His Master's Voice 1976
The Four Seasons (12")   Philips 1976
The Four Seasons (Concertos For Violin And Orchestra, Op.8, Nos. 1-4) (LP, Album, Quad)   Supraphon 1976
Concertos For Cello, Strings And Continuo (LP, Album)   Philips 1977
Einmalig-Virtuos: Jean-Pierre Rampal Spielt Bach, Pergolesi, Vivaldi U.A. (LP)   Erato 1977
Six Concerti Pour Flûte, Op. 10 (LP)   CBS Masterworks 1977
Treasury Series: The Four Seasons (LP, RE)   London Records 1977
Flute Concerti (LP)   Merlin Records (3) 1978
Flötenkonzerte Op. 10 (LP)   ETERNA 1978
Lute Concertos & Trios (LP)   Hungaroton 1978
Vivaldi Guitar Concertos (LP)   Hungaroton 1979
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (LP)   Philips 1979
Concertos For Viola D'Amore And Strings (LP)   Hungaroton 1980
Gadalaiki (LP)   Мелодия 1980
Las Cuatro Estaciones (LP, Album)   Sarpe 1980
Les Quatre Saisons (LP)   Philips 1980
Времена Года (LP, Album)   Мелодия 1980
Intrada E Gloria (LP)   Hungaroton 1981
Violin Concertos (LP, Album)   Мелодия 1981
The Four Seasons (LP)   Varèse Sarabande 1982
The Four Seasons (Album) (2 versions)   Telarc 1982
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (LP, Album)   Contour Red Label 1982
L'Estro Armonico 12 Concerti Op.3 (2xLP)   Philips 1983
Le Quattro Stagioni (Arr. For Three Guitars) (CD)   RCA Red Seal 1983
The Splendour Of Violin (LP)   Not On Label 1983
Le Quattro Stagioni - The Four Seasons - Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Les Quatre Saisons (LP, Album)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1984
Le Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons / Die Vier Jahreszeiten (2 versions)   EMI Classics ... 1984
Concerti (CD, Album)   Deutsche Grammophon 1985
Gloria In D Major · Magnificat In E Flat Major (CD)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1985
Las Cuatro Estaciones (Cass)   Archiv Produktion 1985
The Four Seasons (CD, Album)   BIS, BIS 1985
Adagio / Kanon & Gigue / Concerti Grossi / Concerti "Alla Rustica" & "L'Amoroso" (CD, Album, RM)   Deutsche Grammophon 1986
L'Estro Armonico, Op.3 (2xCD)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1986
La Stravaganza, 12 Concertos, Op. 4 (2xLP, Album)   Decca 1987
Le Quattro Stagioni, Concertos For 3 & 4 Violins (CD, Album)   Philips Classics 1987
Violin And Oboe Concertos (CD, Comp)   Supraphon 1987
Baroque Music For Trumpets (LP)   CBS Masterworks 1988
Gloria / Dixit Dominus (CD)   Archiv Produktion 1988
Le Quattro Stagioni / La Tempesta Di Mare / Concerto In Fa Magg. Per Oboe (CD, Album)   The Sound Of Flanders, The Sound Of Flanders, The Sound Of Flanders 1988
Masters Of Classical Music, Vol.7: Vivaldi (CD)   LaserLight Digital 1988
The Best Of Vivaldi (CD, Album)   M.C.R. Productions 1988
The Four Seasons, Concerto Alla Rustica In G, RV 151 (CD)   Naxos 1988
Festival De La Musique Baroque (CD, Album)   Novalis 1989
The Four Seasons - Le Quattro Stagioni - Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Les Quatre Saisons (Album) (3 versions)   EMI Classics ... 1989
Adagio • Canon (CD)   Deutsche Grammophon 1990
Baroque Treasuries, Vol.1: The Four Seasons (CD)   LaserLight Digital 1990
Le Quattro Stagioni (CD, Album)   Erato 1990
Le Quattro Stagioni - Cztery Pory Roku (CD, Album)   POLmusic 1990
Le Quattro Stagioni, The Four Seasons, Die Vier Jahreszeiten, Concerto Per L'Orchestra Di Dresda (CD)   Philips 1990
Les Quatre Saisons De Gérardmer (CD, Promo, Dig)   Fram Connexion 1990
Die Vier Jahreszeiten (The Four Seasons) (CD, Album)   Pilz 1991
Le Quattro Stagioni (CD, Comp)   EMI Classics 1991
Concertos For Guitar And Strings (CD)   Philips Classics 1992
Concertos Op. 8 Avec Les Quatre Saisons (2xCD, RM)   Philips Classics 1993
Die Klassiksammlung 5: Vivaldi: Höhepunkte Des Barock (CD)   DeAgostini 1993
Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Konzerte Für Zwei Violinen (CD)   Digital Focus 1993
Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'Inventione Vol. 2 (CD, Album)   Denon 1993
Le Quattro Stagioni (Cass, Album)   T.D.M. 1993
Recorder Concertos (CD, Album)   BIS 1993
The Best Of Vivaldi (Cass, Comp)   Naxos 1993
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Pachelbel: Canon / Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV1048 (CD)   RPO Records (2) 1993
Die Vier Jahreszeiten / Concertomobil (CD, Album, Dig)   Extraplatte 1994
Gloria RV 589 • Beatus Vir RV 597 (CD, Album)   Naxos 1994
Stabat Mater (Album) (2 versions)   Harmonia Mundi 1995
Complete Flute Concertos (2xCD, Album, RM, Comp)   Philips Classics, Philips Classics, Philips Classics 1996
6 Violin Concertos Op. 12 (CD)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1997
Le Quattro Stagioni - The Four Seasons - Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Les Quatre Saisons (CD)   Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, BMG Classics 1997
Suonate Da Camera A Tre Op. 1 / VII-XII (CD)   Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, BMG Classics 1997
The Four Seasons / Concerto 'L'Amoroso' / Symphony 'Al Santo Sepolcro' / Concerto 'Alla Rustica' (CD, Album, Boo)   Deutsche Grammophon 1997
Concerti Pour 2 Mandolines - Pour 2 Trompettes - Pour 2 Piccolos - Pour Viole D'Amour Et Guitare - Pour Guitare - Pour Viole D'Amour - Pour Piccolo (CD)   Calliope 1998
L'Estro Armonico - 12 Concertos Op. 3 (2xCD)   Virgin Veritas 1998
Opera II - Sonate 1/6 Per Violino E Basso Continuo (CD)   Tactus 1998
Opera II - Sonate 7/12 Per Violino E Basso Continuo (CD)   Tactus 1998
Per Archi (Concertos For Strings) (CD)   Analekta 1998
Six Cello Concertos (CD, Album)   Decca 1998
Handel: Dixit Dominus / Vivaldi: Gloria (CD, Album, Enh)   BBC Music Magazine 1999
Meet The Classics: Vivaldi (CD)   Direct Source Special Products Inc. 1999
The Four Seasons (CD)   Front Row Classics 1999
The Vivaldi Album (CD, Album)   Decca 1999
Le Quattro Stagioni (CD, Album)   Opus 111 2000
Nisi Dominus / Motets / String Concertos / Salve Regina (CD, Album)   Decca 2000
Concerti Per Flauto (CD, Album, Dig)   Marc Aurel Edition 2001
Stabat Mater (CD, Album)   Opus 111 2002
Gloria - Settings From The Mass And Vespers (CD)   Carus 2003
Concerti E Cantate Da Camera III (CD, Album)   Naïve 2005
Gloria (CD, Album)   Kirkelig Kulturverksted 2005
Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Concerto Grosso (CD, Comp)   Profil Medien GmbH 2007
Dixit (CD, Album)   Rivoalto 2007
Gloria, Magnificat (CD, Album)   Naïve 2007
Italian Classics (CD, Comp, RM)   Berlin Classics, Edel Classics 2007
Variations On 'La Folia' And Other Sonatas (CD, Album, RE)   Helios 2007
Великие композиторы. Том 1 (CD)   Mediasat Poland 2007
Romantic Cello (CD, Album)   ZUM Records 2009
Времена Года (CD, RM)   Мелодия 2009
A Négy Évszak (LP)   Qualiton  
Adagio / The Four Seasons / Canon And Gigue (Cass, Comp)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Anotimpurile (Patru Concerte Pentru Vioară Şi Orchestră) (LP)   Electrecord  
Antonio Vivaldi: The Seasons, Op. 8 (LP)   Columbia Masterworks  
Basic Vivaldi (2xCD)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Classical Guitar Concertos Vol. I (CD)   Golden Touch Classics  
Collection Fiori Musicali Nº 5: Autour Du Célèbre Canon De Pachelbel (LP)   Erato  
Concert Pentru Două Viori Şi Orchestră În Re Minor / Concerto Grosso Pentru Două Viori Şi Orchestră În La Minor (LP, RP)   Electrecord  
Concerti, Op. 10 (CD)   Philips Classics  
Concerto For Two Horns / Two Guitar Concerti / Il Pastor Fido (LP)   Nonesuch  
Concerto G-moll Für 2 Violoncelli Und Orchester (7", Mono, Gat)   Harmonia Mundi  
Concerto Pour 2 Mandolines (7", Single)   Erato  
Concertos (CD)   BRISA Entertainment  
De Klassieken 1 - Vivaldi : De Vier Jaargetijden (LP)   Argo Records (2)  
De Klassieken 2 - Vivaldi: "La Notte", Fagotconcert, Concert Voor Viola D'Amore, Concert "Con Molti Instromenti" (LP)   Philips  
De Vier Jaargetijden (LP, Album)   Philips  
Die Vier Jahreszeiten (LP)   ETERNA  
Die Vier Jahreszeiten (Album) (3 versions)   Philips ...  
Die Vier Jahreszeiten, Violinkonzerte Aus "L'estro Armonico" (CD)   Eloquence, Philips Classics  
Dixit Dominus / Les Quatre Saisons - De Vier Seizoenen (CD, Promo)   Musica Numeris  
Dubbelconcert Voor Viool En Hobo, Concert Voor 2 Violen, Vioolconcert In g. (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon  
H-Moll Suite / Concerto Grosso A-moll / Orchester-Suite (LP)   Somerset  
Integrala Concertelor Pentru Flaut, Orchestră De Coarde Şi Bass Continuu, OP. 10 (LP)   Electrecord  
Juditha Triumphans, Oratorio (2xCD)   Brilliant Classics  
Konzert Für Violoncello, Streichorchester Und Continuo e-moll / Konzert Für Violoncello c-moll / Konzert Für Violoncello Und Orchester A-dur (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Le Quattro Stagioni (CD, Album, RE)   Archiv Produktion  
Le Quattro Stagioni (Album) (2 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Le Quattro Stagioni (Album) (2 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Les Concertos Pour Mandoline / Concerto Pour Violon Discordato (LP, Album)   Erato  
Les Quatre Saisons (LP, Album)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Les Quatre Saisons (Album) (2 versions)   Philips  
Les Quatre Saisons (Album) (2 versions)   La Voix De Son Maître  
Piese De Concert Pentru Violoncel Şi Orchestră De Coarde / Concert Nr. 9 Pentru Violoncel, Orchestră De Coarde Şi Clavecin În Si Minor, F. III (10")   Electrecord  
The Four Seasons (CD, Album)   EMI  
The Four Seasons (LP)   Seraphim Records (2)  
The Four Seasons & Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 11 In D Minor, P. 250 (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon  
The Four Seasons / 3 Concertos From L'estro Armonico (CD)   Deutsche Grammophon  
The Four Seasons ∙ Le Quattro Stagioni (CD, Album)   Sonata  
The Four Seasons, Op.8 (CD)   GMS Productions  
The Splendor Of Brass (LP)   Nonesuch  
Unvergessliche Barockmusik (LP)   Europa  
Violin Masterpieces - Including: The Four Seasons (Cass)   Ditto  
Zes Concerten Voor Fluit En Orkest, Op. 10 (LP, Mono)   Philips, Philips  
Appears On:
Various (LP)   Philips 1960
The Glory Of Cremona (LP) Praeludium MCA Records 1963
Festliche Musik Des Barock (LP, Smplr) Concerto Per Flautino ... Archiv Produktion 1965
The Virtuoso Recorder (LP) Concerto In C Major Fo... Odyssey 1965
Vivat Vivaldi (7", Mono) Vivat Vivaldi Philips, Philips 1965
Bach En Zijn Tijd (LP, Smplr) Concert Voor Violoncel... Deutsche Grammophon, Archiv Produktion 1966
Maurice André (LP) Premier Mouvement Du C... Impact (2) 1968
Destruction Of Harmony (LP, Album)   Ariola 1971
Favourite Classical Themes – Bossa Nova Style (LP, Comp) Primaverda Das 4 Esta... Philips 1972
The Fisher Fidelity Standard (LP) Concero In C Major For... Fisher 1972
Your Top TV Themes (LP) Theme From Casanova Music For Pleasure 1972
Adagio (Cass) Concerto For Strings A... Deutsche Grammophon 1973
Still (Album) (4 versions) The Song Of The Sea Goat Manticore Records ... 1973
Baroque Guitar Concerti (LP, Quad)   Turnabout 1974
One By One (Album) (4 versions) Seasons Island Records ... 1974
Antiphone Blues (Album) (2 versions) Largo Proprius 1975
Barry Lyndon (Music From The Soundtrack) (Album) (6 versions) Cello Concerto E-Minor Warner Bros. Records 1975
Back To The Classics (LP, Album) Sonata In F Philips 1976
Baroque Flute Sonatas (LP) I. Adagio, II. Allegro... Supraphon 1976
Classical Gold (4xLP, Ltd, Comp) Four Seasons (Autumn) Ronco 1976
Joseph Kerman Presents: Listen, 2nd Edition (8xLP)   Worth Records 1976
Past And Present (LP, Comp) Sonata In F Fontana 1976
Hush A Bye Baby (LP) The Four Seasons RCA Red Seal 1978
Soul Symphonies N°3 (LP, Album) Concerto En La Mineur,... Barclay, Barclay 1978
Кругозор №3/1978 (6xFlexi, 7", Comp, Mono) Фрагмент Ка... Мелодия 1978
Ein Festliches Konzert Zur Weihnachtszeit Mit James Last (LP, Album) Der Winter (Largo) Polydor 1979
Rampal's Greatest Hits (LP) Cantabile And Allegro ... Columbia Masterworks 1979
The Steve Howe Album (Album) (2 versions) Concerto In 2nd Movement Atlantic 1979
Musica Para Ser Felices (8xCass, Comp) Concierto Para Dos Man... Selecciones De Reader's Digest 1980
Panflöte - Gala-Konzert (2xLP, Album, Gat) Die Vier Jahreszeiten:... Philips 1980
60th Anniversary Celebration (LP)   CBS 1981
Special Collector's Record Commemorating The Isaac Stern Anniversary Gala From Lincoln Center (7", EP, Promo) Concerto In F Major Fo... Columbia Masterworks 1981
Dream Passage (Cass, Album) Vivaldi Largo (Slow Mo... LiSem Records 1982
Prvak Svijeta (LP, Album) Proljeće (Primavera) Diskoton 1982
Ekseption (LP, Comp) Sonate In F Major Music For Pleasure 1983
Hooked On Classics 3 - Journey Through The Classics (3 versions) Summer (From "The Four... K-Tel ... 1983
The Music Of "Cosmos": Selections From The Score Of The PBS Television Series "Cosmos" By Carl Sagan (2 versions) The Four Seasons (Spring) RCA ... 1983
The Pure Perfect Sound Of Philips Compact Disc - 2 (CD, Smplr, Promo) Adagio From "L'Autunno" Philips 1983
Technics: Sampler (CD, Smplr) The Four Seasons, Summ... Telarc 1984
Test Compact Disc - Extensive Tests For Audio Equipment (CD) Winter, Arr, For Three... RCA Red Seal 1984
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (LP)   DMM 1985
Bal Masqué (CD, Album) Presto Da L'estate EMI 1985
Festliche Barockmusik (CD, Album) Allegro - Adagio - All... Novalis 1985
Amabile (CD) L' Inverno Erdenklang 1989
Dangerous Liaisons (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Dangerous Liaisons Mai... Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc. 1989
Spring - From Vivaldi's Four Seasons (7")   EMI Music (Netherlands) 1989
Summer - From Vivaldi's Four Seasons (7")   EMI Records 1989
Weihnachtskonzert Der Virtuosi Saxoniae (LP) Allegro, Adagio, Allegro ETERNA 1989
Yellowstone: The Music Of Nature (CD) Allegro, Allegro American Gramaphone Records 1989
Ron Und Tanja - Original Soundtrack Zur ZDF / ORF / SRG Serie (Cass, Comp) La Notte, La Tempesta ... Polydor 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music (10xCD, Comp + Box) Allegro Assai, Largo, ... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.1: The Flute (CD) Allegro Assai, Largo, ... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.2: The Oboe (CD, Comp) Allegro (From Oboe Con... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.3: The Trumpet (CD, Comp) Allegro (From Concerto... LaserLight Digital 1990
Funny Frown (CD) Vivaldi's Largo In D Headscope Records 1991
Hi-Tec Classics (CD, Album) Allegro Art & Science 1991
Dinner (CD, Album) Concerto V In F Major,... American Gramaphone Records 1992
Hush (CD, Album) Andante From Concerto ... Sony Masterworks 1992
If You Love Me (Se Tu M'Ami), 18th-Century Italian Songs (SVCD) Sposa Son Disprezzata Decca (2) 1992
Inspector Morse Volume 2 (CD, Album) Concerto For 2 Mandoli... Virgin, Virgin 1992
TV Classics (CD, Comp) The Four Seasons BMG Classics, RCA Victor 1992
Almanac 1993 - Highlights Of The Year (CD, Promo, Smplr) Four Seasons "Winter" ... Sony Classical, Sony Classical 1993
Classika Compilation (Comp) (2 versions) Primavera, Estate, Aut... Discomagic Records 1993
Hang On To A Dream (CD, Album)   EMI Music (Netherlands) 1993
Highlights Aus 40 Jahren Vinyl-Schallplattenherstellung Bei EMI Electrola In Köln (3xLP, Comp, Ltd) Le Quattro Stagioni (D... His Master's Voice, EMI Electrola 1993
Live Collection 1980 - 87 (CD, Comp) Largo Aus Concerto G-Moll Benjamin Records 1993
Sunday Morning Coffee II (CD, Album) Largo From "Winter," T... American Gramaphone Records 1993
100% Classics - The Cream Of The Classics (2xCD) "Autumn" From The Four... Telstar 1994
Magnificat In E Flat Major, BWV 243a (CD, Album)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1994
Miles Of Classical (CD, Comp) Spring (From The Four ... Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1994
The Art Of Pan (CD)   Koch Schwann 1995
The Sampler Album: Excerpts From The First Ten Releases (Album, Comp) (2 versions) The Four Seasons: Larg... RPO Records (2) ... 1995
Hits (CD, Comp) Der Frühling AMIGA 1996
Sol (CD, Album, Enh) Concerto For Lovers Electrola 1996
100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music (5xCD, Comp, Box) Four Seasons, Spring, ... Time Life Music 1997
Christmas In Rome (Best Of Classical) (CD, Comp, Dig) Gloria RV 589 D-Dur: G... Sony Music Media 1997
Gastmahl Der Liebe (CD)   Volksbühne Recordings 1997
Sound Of Silence (CD, Comp) Largo From Concerto Fo... Sony Classical 1997
Bloody Vivaldi (CD, Single) The Four Seasons Not On Label 1998
Centenary Edition 1897-1997: 100 Years Of Great Music (11xCD) Violin Concerto In E M... EMI Classics 1998
Classic (CD, Album) Andante Largo CMC Records A/S 1998
Priest On The Run (CD, Album) Concerto In D Major 'P... Upbeat Recordings 1998
Ønskekonserten '98 (CD, Album) Allegro Fra "Våren" Stavanger Aftenblad 1998
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box)   Castle Music 1999
Barock Zum Baden (CD)   Sony Classical 1999
Baroque Music For String Orchestra (CD)   Front Row Classics 1999
Classic Hits Vol. 1 (3xCD, Comp + Box) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... Bell Classics Arts 1999
Maggi® Clásicos Alegres (CD, Comp, Promo) Las Cuatro Estaciones:... GyC Records 1999
Meet The Classics (8xCD + Box)   Direct Source Special Products Inc. 1999
No Mans Land (CD, Album) The Last Thing On My Mind Giant Electric Pea 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Album) Stabat Mater (Excerpt) Sony Classical 1999
An Equal Music: Music From The Bestselling Novel (2xCD, Comp) III Largo Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca 2000
Concerti BWV 972-987 • Arrangements Of Various Other Composers Works (2xCD, Album)   Hänssler Edition Bachakademie 2000
Millennium Masterpieces (CD, Comp) Spring (The Four Seasons) New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2000
Music For Productivity (CD) Concerto For Two Trump... Advanced Brain Technologies 2000
Pieces In A Modern Style (Album, Single, Maxi) (6 versions) L'Inverno WEA Records ... 2000
The Greatest Brass Collection (CD, A) Allegro Classical Heritage 2000
The Music Of "Cosmos": Selections From The Score Of The Television Series "Cosmos" By Carl Sagan (2xCD) The Four Seasons: Spri... Cosmos Studios, BMG Special Products, Cosmos Studios, Cosmos Studios 2000
Vivaldi's Summer / Bach's Toccata And Fugue (CD, Maxi) Vivaldi's Summer (Club... Sony Music Media 2000
Born (CD, Album) Viva! Decca 2001
Millenium Klassisk: Alle Dine Favoritter (3xCD, Comp) Spring - From The Four... Norske Gram 2001
Viva! / Wintersun (CD, Single) Viva! Decca 2001
Viva! / Wintersun (CD, Single) Viva! Decca 2001
Baby Steps (3xCD + Box) Put Your Best Foot For... Direct Source Special Products Inc. 2002
The Art Of Cecilia Bartoli (CD, Album) Dell'aura Al Sussurrar... Decca 2002
The Best Of Vanessa-Mae (CD, Comp, Enh) The Original Four Seas... EMI Records, EMI Records 2002
Adagio: A Windham Hill Collection (CD, Album) Largo From Concerto In... Windham Hill Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2003
Der Alte Affe Angst - Original Soundtrack (CD, Album) Konzert In G Für Stre... Normal, Indigo (2) 2003
Organ Works (2xCD) I. (Allegro) - Grave E... EMI Classics 2003
Remixed (CD, Comp, Enh) Viva (Orion Mix) Decca, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 2003
The Prisoner [File #2] (Original Television Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Number 6 Fights Number 14 Silva America 2003
Vivaldi (CD)   EMI Classics 2003
40 Jahre (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Der Frühling 1.Satz Buschfunk 2004
Baroque Recorder Concertos (SACD)   Linn Records 2004
Die Besten Weihnachtshits (CD, Comp, Promo)   ODS Media 2004
Entspannt Einschlafen ...Fit Aufwachen (2xCD, Comp) Il Gardellino (Flöten... Deutsche Grammophon 2004
Klassik Zum Fest - Ein Weihnachtliches Instrumentalkonzert (CD, Comp) Konzert Für 2 Trompet... Eloquence, Deutsche Grammophon 2004
Pure (CD, Album) River Of Dreams Decca 2004
The Most Frightening Music In The Universe (2xCD, Comp) Four Seasons, Summer, ... Denon 2004
Cello Exam Pieces Complete Syllabus From 2005 Grade 4 (CD, Album) Allegro, Allegro ABRSM Publishing 2005
Explosive: The Best Of Bond (Album, Comp) (4 versions) Viva! Decca ... 2005
Mélancolie (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Nisi Dominus, "Cum Ded... Naïve 2005
Swanlike (CD, Album, RE, RM) The Sun Beyond Your Eden Prophecy Productions 2005
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Hacked By jkp (File, MP3)   20kbps Records 2005
100 Best Baroque (6xCD)   EMI Classics 2006
Lieder Für Die Seele (CD, Album) Hell Klingt Ein Lied Ariola, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
Swinging Classics (CD, Comp, RM) The 4 Seasons: Summer,... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Klute / All The President's Men (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) Vivaldi Concerto For T... Silver Age Classics 2007
MovimentoLento Gold - Edition (CD, Comp) La Primavera DOS - Diverse Onde Sonore 2007
On The 10th Year Of Christmas (CD)   Not On Label (Musica Viva Singers Self-released) 2007
Khan Of Finland (Album) (2 versions) Vier Jahreszeiten I'm Single 2008
Pachislot Beatmania Original Soundtrack (CD, Album) V, V (Conclusion) Konami 2008
Qntal VI - Translucida (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Passacaglia Noir Records 2008
Silencis (CD, Album, Dig)   Caustic Records 2008
The Priests (CD, Album) Domine Fili Unigente (... Epic, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2008
The Warehouse Project (CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo) La Serenissima Mixmag 2008
Zeitreise Durch Die Musik (8xCD, Comp + Box) Der Frühling, Allegro... Impuls International, Tchibo 2008
A Life With Remote Controllers (CD, Album, Mixed) Konzert Hellhouse Recordings 2009
Analekta Classical Gems Free Sampler (10xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) Gloria In D Major, RV ... Analekta 2009
Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress Original Soundtrack (2xCD, Comp) V2 Konami 2009
Enigmatic Lia3 -Worldwide Connection- (2xCD, Album) Believe ~from Vivald... Pony Canyon Inc., Queen's Label 2009
Home (CD, Album) Cum Dederit EuropaCorp 2009
La Débâcle Des Sentiments (CD, Single, Enh) L'hiver Polydor, Universal Music (France) 2009
Music Of The Gods - Vol. II (3xFile, MP3, 256) Sonata For Flute, Bass... You Are Not Stealing Records 2009
Selections (5xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) The Four Seasons Op. 8... EMI Classics 2009
The Classical Conspiracy - Live In Miskolc, Hungary (2 versions) Presto Nuclear Blast 2009
Best Of Ekseption (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Sonata In F Philips  
Classical Brit Awards (CD, Comp) Allegro Non Molto: Suc... Not On Label  
Concert à Venise (LP) Concerto Pour 2 Trompe... Musidisc  
Constanze Präsentiert Zauber Des Barock (LP) 1. Satz (Allegro) Aus ... Constanze Europa, Constanze Europa, Miller International Schallplatten GmbH  
Das Grosse Wunschkonzert (3xLP + Box) Concerto Nr. 4 F-Moll ... Philips, Phonogram GmbH  
Flauto D'Estate (CD, Album) Allegretto Non Molto, ... Klangraum Records  
Flûte Et Orgue Vol.1 (LP, Album) Presto En La Disques Festival  
Imperial Classics (10xCD, Comp + Box)   Not On Label  
Jean-Pierre Rampal (LP)   Erato  
Jubileumuitgave - 12 1/2 Jaar - Concerti Grossi En Soloconcerten Van Locatelli-Torelli-Albicastro-Avison-Manfredini-Albinoni-Vivaldi-Telemann-Loeillet-Bellini-Grétry (2xLP) Concert In c Voor Viol... Decca  
Le Livre D'Or De La Trompette (LP) Concerto Pour Deux Tro... Musidisc  
Les Classiques Immortels De La Musique: Concertos Pour Instruments A Vent (2xLP) Concerto En Ut Pour Ba... Guilde Internationale Du Disque, Guilde Internationale Du Disque, Concert Hall  
Music For A Baroque Festival (LP) Concerto Per Flautino ... Deutsche Grammophon  
New Age Audio (LP) Spring, Autumn Mitsubishi Audio Systems  
No.10: Musique Occidentale (Flexi, 7", Mono) Concerto En Ut De Vivaldi Encyclopédie Audio-Visuelle Videovip  
Raymond Lefèvre Et Son Grand Orchestre Nº 10 (LP, Album) Andante Maggiore Riviera (3)  
Romantic Classics 2 (CD, Car) Prelude To Act One (Fr... Sabam Crescendo  
Runaway Train (LP, Album) Gloria Milan Records  
Shine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Gloria, Nulla In Mundo... Philips  
Soirée Au Chateau De Versailles (LP) Concerto Pour Clavecin... Philips  
The Kitchener Accordion Symphonette Of The Ontario Conservatory Of Music (LP)   Waxing Records  
Un Soleil D'Amour (LP, Album) Les Quatre Chemins De ... Philips  
Virtuose Trompetenkonzerte (LP) Konzert C-dur Für 2 T... Deutsche Grammophon  
Virtuose Trompetenkonzerte Mit Ludwig Güttler (LP)   ETERNA  
Zwischen Tag Und Traum Vol. 1 (CD) Concerto Op. 8 Nr. 4 F... Philips  
Tracks Appear On:
Trumpet Concertos (LP) Allegro, Largo, Allegro Philips 1972
Barry Lyndon (LP) Celle Concerto E-Minor Warner Bros. Records 1975
Barry Lyndon (Music From The Soundtrack) (LP) Cello Concerto E-Minor... Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 1975
Music For Your Plants (LP) The Four Seasons, "Spr... Carmel Records 1975
Baroque Flute Sonatas (LP) I. Adagio, II. Allegro... Supraphon 1976
Commercial Break Volume 2 Favourite TV Commercial Classicl Melodies (LP, Comp) Concerto In E Major "L... CBS 1981
The Music Of Cosmos (4 versions) The Four Seasons (Spring) RCA 1981
Technics: Sampler (CD, Smplr) The Four Seasons, Summ... Telarc 1984
Festliche Barockmusik (CD, Album) Allegro - Adagio - All... Novalis 1985
Stereophonie - Klangbeispiele Und Technische Tests (LP) Konzert Für Oboe, Str... ETERNA 1985
Godard Ça Vous Chante? (Comp) (2 versions) Sonate En Ré Mineur Nato 1986
The World Of Digital Classics Sampler 1 (CD, Comp) The Four Seasons "Wint... Naxos 1988
The World Of Digital Classics Sampler 2 (CD, Comp) Four Seasons - Summer ... Naxos 1988
Virtuosi Saxoniae • Ludwig Güttler (LP, Album, DMM) 2. Satz: Allegro Assai... ETERNA 1988
Italienische Blockflötenmusik Des 17./18. Jahrhunderts (LP, DMM) Grave, Allegro, Largo,... ETERNA 1989
The World Of Digital Classics Sampler 3 (CD, Comp) Flute Concerto Op. 10 ... Naxos 1989
Weihnachtskonzert Der Virtuosi Saxoniae (LP) Allegro, Adagio, Allegro ETERNA 1989
Famous Baroque Music (CD) Largo ("De Vier Jaarge... PolyGram Special Projects 1990
Media's Dreams Of Classics (CD, Comp) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... Media Markt 1990
Ron Und Tanja - Original Soundtrack Zur ZDF / ORF / SRG Serie (Cass, Comp) La Notte, La Tempesta ... Polydor 1990
Synthesizer Greatest - The Classical Masterpieces (Album, Comp) (2 versions) The Four Seasons (Spring) Arcade ... 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music (10xCD, Comp + Box) Allegro Assai, Largo, ... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.1: The Flute (CD) Allegro Assai, Largo, ... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.2: The Oboe (CD, Comp) Allegro (From Oboe Con... LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.3: The Trumpet (CD, Comp) Allegro (From Concerto... LaserLight Digital 1990
Synthesizer Greatest - The Classical Masterpieces 2 (CD) The Four Seasons (Spring) Arcade 1991
Techno Classix (CD) Die Vier Jahreszeiten:... Control 1992
Techno Classix (CD, Comp) The Four Seasons - Win... Edel America Records 1992
Auf Dem Lande (CD, Comp) Le Quattro Stagioni - ... Philips 1993
Highlights Aus 40 Jahren Vinyl-Schallplattenherstellung Bei EMI Electrola In Köln (3xLP, Comp, Ltd) Le Quattro Stagioni (D... His Master's Voice, EMI Electrola 1993
Sonntags-Konzert (CD, Comp) Le Quattro Stagioni - ... Philips 1993
The Magic Of The Cello (CD, Comp) Sonate/Sonata N 1 RV47... Erato 1993
100% Classics - The Cream Of The Classics (2xCD) "Autumn" From The Four... Telstar 1994
Miles Of Classical (CD, Comp) Spring (From The Four ... Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1994
Classic History (CD, Promo) Violin Concerto Op.8 N... Mediamix 1995
Classical Collection Vol. 2 (Cass, Comp) Four Seasons "Winter" ... Elap Music 1995
Héroïques! (CD, Comp) Les Quatre Saisons (Co... Erato 1995
Rave Over Beethoven - Classic Goes Tekkno (CD) Le Quattro Stagioni / ... Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1995
The Art Of Pan (CD) I. Allegro, II. Largo,... Koch Schwann 1995
Best Of Classic (CD) Le Quattro Stagioni PolyGram Special Projects 1996
Chesky Records 10th Anniversary Special Edition (2xCD, Comp) The Four Seasons Conce... Chesky Records 1996
Knuffel Klassiek (2xCD) Gitaarconcert D - Largo Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) 1996
Mad About Baroque (CD) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... Deutsche Grammophon 1996
Meisterwerke - Grosse Komponisten (CD, Comp) Allegro, Largo, Allegro Delta Music 1996
Silence ³ (CD) Concerto Pour Flûte E... Sony Classical 1996
Test CD (CD) Adagio Du Concerto En ... Disky 1996
Knuffel Klassiek 2 (2xCD, Comp) De Vier Jaargetijden -... Sony Music Media 1997
Sound Of Silence (CD, Comp) Largo From Concerto Fo... Sony Classical 1997
Aangenaam... Klassiek - Editie 1998 (CD, Smplr) L’estro Armonico / C... Stichting CPG 1998
Klasyka / Październik 1998 (CD) Concerto D-moll (Largo) Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 1998
Listen And Relax... (CD, Comp) Mandoline Concerto Kodak 1998
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box) Danza Pastorale (Count... Castle Music 1999
Barock Zum Baden (CD) Gitarrenkonzert D-Dur ... Sony Classical 1999
Baroque Music For String Orchestra (CD) Allegro, Larghetto, Al... Front Row Classics 1999
Best Of Music (3xCD) Nisi Dominus - 'Cum De... Universal Music (Belgium) 1999
Classic Hits Vol. 1 (3xCD, Comp + Box) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... Bell Classics Arts 1999
Meet The Classics (8xCD + Box) Allegro, Largo E Piani... Direct Source Special Products Inc. 1999
Millennium Classical Music (24xCD + Box) Front Row Classics 1999
An Equal Music: Music From The Bestselling Novel (2xCD, Comp) III Largo Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca 2000
Millennium Masterpieces (CD, Comp) Spring (The Four Seasons) New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2000
The Greatest Brass Collection (CD, A) Allegro Classical Heritage 2000
Baroque Festival (4xCD, Ltd) Tema Con Variazioni, A... Azzurra Music 2001
Classical Chillout (2xCD, Comp) Winter (The Four Seaso... Circa Records Ltd., Circa Records Ltd. 2001
Classical Masters (3xCD, Comp) The Four Seasons: Viol... Rajon Music Group 2001
Klassiske Stemninger - Til Studiene (CD) Largo, Largo, Konsert ... Naxos, Naxos 2001
Millenium Klassisk: Alle Dine Favoritter (3xCD, Comp) Spring - From The Four... Norske Gram 2001
Monumix (Ballades Dans Les Monuments...) (CD) Humane Passioni F Communications 2001
The Classical Chillout Album (2xCD, Comp) Spring n2k 2001
The Sound Of Classic FM (3xCD, Box) Nulla In Mundo Pax Sin... Classic FM Records 2001
Pure Classical Chillout (2xCD) The Four Seasons / Aut... Decadance Recordings 2002
100 Classical Hits (5xCD, Comp) Nulla In Mundo Pax, R.... Decca 2003
Bolero - Ja Muuta Maailman Kauneinta Taidemusiikkia Osa 5 (CD, Comp) Vuodenajat Op.8, Talvi... Musiikki-Laiho 2003
Euphoric Classics (2xCD, Comp) Summer (III: Presto) EMI 2003
Spectacular Classics Set 1 (10xCD, Comp, Box) Concerto For Strings &... Musicbank Records Ltd. 2003
Spectacular Classics Set 2 (10xCD, Comp, Box) Concerto For Strings A... Musicbank Records Ltd. 2003
Spectacular Classics Set 3 (10xCD, Comp, Box) Concerto For Mandolin,... Musicbank Records Ltd. 2003
The Best Of Baroque Music (CD) Largo Naxos 2003
Wedding Classics (2xCD) The Four Seasons - Win... Chandos 2003
Božićni Koncert - Baroque Christmas (CD, Album) Allegro, Adagio, Allegro Aquarius Records (2) 2004
Entspannt Einschlafen ...Fit Aufwachen (2xCD, Comp) Il Gardellino (Flöten... Deutsche Grammophon 2004
Listen, Brief Fifth Edition (3xCD, Comp) Violin Concerto In G, ... Sony Music Entertainment 2004
Listening To Music: Fourth Edition (2xCD, Comp) Violin Concerto In E M... Universal Music Special Markets 2004
The Most Frightening Music In The Universe (2xCD, Comp) Four Seasons, Summer, ... Denon 2004
Cello Exam Pieces Complete Syllabus From 2005 Grade 4 (CD, Album) Allegro, Allegro ABRSM Publishing 2005
Classic Edition 3 - Music To Delight The Senses (CD, Comp, Promo) Allegro From The Conce... Micx, Micx 2005
Lazy Days (CD) The Four Seasons; Autu... Trinity Mirror 2005
100 Best Baroque (6xCD) I: Allegro — II: Ada... EMI Classics 2006
150 Jahre Trumpf - Edle Tropfen - Edle Klänge - Edition Nr. 4 (CD, Promo) Konzert Für Oboe - St... Micx 2006
Bedtime Beats™: The Secret To Sleep™ (2xCD, Comp) Largo (Concerto In D M... Rhino Records (2), Smash Arts 2006
Marie Antoinette - Music From The Original Picture Soundtrack (Album) (4 versions) Concerto In G Verve Forecast ... 2006
Die Größten Meisterwerke Der Klassik (20xCD, Comp + Box, Car) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... Profil Medien GmbH 2007
Kui-Tan 2 - Soundtracks: Remixed (CD) Spring From "The Four ... Vap Inc. 2007
Tech Dance Euphoria (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Konzert Ministry Of Sound 2008
Session 036 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 160) The Spring 6-Ryl Sessions 2009
150 Niezapomnianych Melodii (6xCD, Comp) Wiosna Z ''Czterech P... Reader's Digest  
40 Greatest Classics (2xCD, Comp) Die Vier Jahreszeiten ... ZYX Classic  
Baroque D'Or (CD) Spring, From "The Four... Musique d'Or  
Constanze Präsentiert Zauber Des Barock (LP) 1. Satz (Allegro) Aus ... Constanze Europa, Constanze Europa, Miller International Schallplatten GmbH  
Das Grosse Wunschkonzert (3xLP + Box) Concerto Nr. 4 F-Moll ... Philips, Phonogram GmbH  
Disco Fever Over Classics (LP, Album, Mixed) The Four Seasons - Spring Express  
Imperial Classics (10xCD, Comp + Box) Allegro, Largo E Piani... Not On Label  
J.S. Bach / Vivaldi / Beethoven / Mozart / Chopin / Berlioz (10") Concerto Pour 2 Trompe... Guilde Internationale Du Disque  
Kuschelklassik 10 (2xCD, Comp) Oboenkonzert D-Moll RV... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany)  
Les Sons Avant La Naissance (CD, Promo) Concerto RV 297 L'Hive... Not On Label  
N° 4 (10") Adagio En Ré Mineur, ... BAM  
Pachelbel, Bach, Vivaldi And Many More (CD) Concerto For Strings A... Tring International PLC  
Romantic Classics 2 (CD, Car) Prelude To Act One (Fr... Sabam Crescendo  
The Sampler Album: Excerpts From The First Ten Releases (CD, Album, Smplr) The Four Seasons: Larg... RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
Zwischen Tag Und Traum Vol. 1 (CD) Concerto Op. 8 Nr. 4 F... Philips  
Unofficial Releases:
Vivaldi-Collection (Cass, Comp)   GTL 1996
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