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Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | The App Review
Gr 9 Up— With the help of Deutsche Grammophon, Touch Press has engineered an app that mirrors the groundbreaking work it accomplished in Beethoven's 9th and the Liszt Sonata in B Minor.On opening the production, viewers have the option of beginning with a brief history of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi's life and composition, or one of the two complete performances of the Four Seasons: the celebrated interpretation by Trevor Pinnock or Max Richter's Recomposition, an "unmistakable homage to the original."The history covers the composer, violinist, and cleric's life from his birth in Venice in 1678 to his death in 1741, his career highlights, and the "genius and modernity" of his work. Each of the violin concertos in the Four Seasons ("Spring," "Summer," "Autumn," and "Winter") is examine...Log In or Sign Up to Read More