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The New Four Seasons

Jane Chapman, renowned harpsichordist and Turner Sims Fellow, tells us about her latest adventure... I'm just about to go on tour with Nigel Kennedy playing his whacky version of the 4 Seasons and other sundries. I'm doubling on harpsichord and piano, and the score has been translated from figured bass into jazz  chords. Who knows if Vivaldi was around today, he may have written it that way. Continue reading →