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Kuijken's recording shows a radically new view of the well-known work - and this entirely within the framework of historical performance practice! Firstly, the instrumentation here is chamber music, so not a single part is doubled, and secondly, instead of a conventional violoncello, a violoncello da spalla, a shoulder cello, is used, which has an effect on the sound. Album Tracks 1. Concerto in D major (RV 403) for violoncello, strings & b.c.~Allegro 2. Concerto in D major (RV 403) for violoncello, strings & b.c.~Andante et spirituoso 3. Concerto in D major (RV 403) for violoncello, strings & b.c.~Allegro 4. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in E major InchLa PrimaveraInch (RV 269). Allegro 5. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in E major InchLa PrimaveraInch (RV 269). Largo e pianissimo sempre 6. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in E major InchLa PrimaveraInch (RV 269). Danza Pastorale 7. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in G minor ''L'Estate'' (RV315). Allegro non molto 8. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in G minor ''L'Estate'' (RV315). Adagio 9. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in G minor ''L'Estate'' (RV315). Presto tempo impettuoso d'estate 10. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F major InchL'AutumnoInch (RV 293). Allegro 11. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F major InchL'AutumnoInch (RV 293). Adagio molto 12. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F major InchL'AutumnoInch (RV 293). Allegro la caccia 13. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F minor InchL'InvernoInch (RV 297). Allegro non molto 14. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F minor InchL'InvernoInch (RV 297). Largo 15. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 nos 1-4~Concerto in F minor InchL'InvernoInch (RV 297). Allegro 16. Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 12 InchLa FolliaInch (RV63)A 17.