Dan Laurin - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Dan Laurin has made a name for himself as an intrepid musician who never hesitates to venture into uncharted territory, as testified by his numerous recordings of contemporary recorder works, as well as by his monumental achievement in recording the complete (10hours) 17^th century Der Fluyten Lust-hof by Jacob van Eyck. As he now turns to one of the most recorded works in Western music, his approach is as fresh and original as ever. With the aid of the highly praised Polish ensemble Arte dei Suonatori, Laurin gives us Vivaldi's humming insects, pounding summer rain and drunken village revels in a way we've never before heard them. The sweltering heat of summer and the excitement of the hunt – in which the recorder takes the part of the haunted animal – are almost tangible in a recording of unusual directness, whether experienced in the surround or stereo versions.