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Four Seasons, The
I Musici, the ensemble who made the first stereo recording of one of classical music’s best-loved pieces, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, will release their new album on Decca Classicson 18 March. Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)includes a new version of Vivaldi’s iconic workby the group who know it best, paired with a specially-commissioned arrangement of Verdi’s Four Seasons.The album marks the 70th anniversary of the group’s debut concert in Rome in 1952 and celebrates a staggering recording catalogue: I Musici made over 130 albums for Philips (now owned by Decca Label Group) and their versions of The Four Seasons have sold over 10 million copies. Alongside the new album, this astonishing body of work will be honoured in a new 83-CD box set of the ensemble’s analogue recordings 1955-1980, set for release later in 2022.