Medium: CD
No. of Discs: 1
Label: ABC Classics
Catalog #: 442 9963
Released: 2007
Description;
The soundtrack to the wonderful new Australian film '4', the surprise hit of the Sydney Film Festival, which explores how nature shapes who we are.
The film and this album feature four world-renowned violinists, who guide us on an extraordinary journey through their homelands. From the springtime blossoms of Japan, into the blistering heat and building thunderstorms of an Australian summer; from a joyful autumn in New York, to the unforgiving cold and human warmth of a Finnish winter. The resonant and much-loved music of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and the timeless stories they tell, form the backbone to this bold and engaging celebration of friendship, homeland and the cycles of life.
Artists: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Sayaka Shoji (violin), Niki Vasilakis (violin).
Composers: Vivaldi.
Orchestras: Kioi Kinfonietta Tokyo, Sejong.
Tracks:
1
'A Japanese Spring'
Spoken by Yoko Yamamoto
2〜4
ANTONIO VIVALDI
'La primavera' (Spring) - Concerto in E major, RV269
Performed by Sayaka Shoji, violin, and Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo
5
My Home Waragadam
Written by Ephraim Bani Senior
Performed by Gabriel Bani and Dimple Bani
6〜8
ANTONIO VIVALDI
'L'estate' (Summer) - Centerto in G minor, RV315
incorporating 'Summer in Australia', spoken by Niki Vasilakis
Performed by Niki Vasilakis, violin, and friends
9
It Ain't Necessarily So
Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Arranged by Julian Milone
Performed by Cho-Liang Lin, violin, and members of Sejong
10
'A New York Autumn'
Spoken by Karen Lubeck and Marty Verdrager with Cho-Liang Lin, Yefim Bronfman and Arnold Steinhardt
11〜13
ANTONIO VIVALDI
'L'autunno' (Augumn) - Concerto in F major, RV293
Performed by Cho-Liang Lin, violin, and Sejong
14
Shine On Harvest Moon
Written by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth
Performed by The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn
15
'A Finnish Winter'
Spoken by Pekka Kuusisto with Sara Puljula and Markus Poussa
16〜18
ANTONIO VIVALDI
'L'inverno' (Winter) - Concerto in F minor, RV297
incorporating 'Winter Speaks to Me', spoken by Pekka Kuusisto
Performed by Pekka Kuusisto, violin, and friends
19
Ostrobothnia
Finnish folk song,
courtesy of Ritva Talvitie and Simo Westerholm
Arranged by Pekka Kuusisto
20
Who's Going to Heat Up the Sauna?
Swedish folk song
Performed by Pekka Kuusisto, Sara Puljula and Markus Poussa
All music performed and recorded live on location by the musicians featured in the documentary film, '4'.