{"id":1441,"date":"2000-08-20T21:32:43","date_gmt":"2000-08-20T21:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesvoixhumaines.org\/?post_type=disque&#038;p=1441"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:39:15","slug":"christopher-simpson-the-4-seasons","status":"publish","type":"disque","link":"https:\/\/lesvoixhumaines.org\/en\/disque\/christopher-simpson-the-4-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Simpson: The 4 Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atmaclassique.com\/en\/product\/christopher-simpson-the-4-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATMA (ACD 2 2182)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That Christopher Simpson (c. 1605-1669) in his 4 Seasons was capable of imagining the exquisite turns of phrase, the tasteful succession of figures, and the larger relationships that make up the music\u2019s structure, is already a small miracle. That he was able to write them down in a fashion that would allow them to be played again was a formidable feat. And that in playing them, these musicians can give us the illusion that they are being improvised as we listen, is a source of wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Bernfeld, treble viol<br \/>\nSusie Napper &amp; Margaret Little, bass viols<br \/>\nMichael Fentross, theorbo<br \/>\nR\u00e9jean Poirier, organ<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Goldbergs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Recommended by Repertoire and Classica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atmaclassique.com\/en\/product\/christopher-simpson-the-4-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Available at ATMA Classique<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Bernfeld, treble viol<br \/>\nSusie Napper &#038; Margaret Little, bass viols<br \/>\nMichael Fentross, theorbo<br \/>\nR\u00e9jean Poirier, organ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1382,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1441","disque","type-disque","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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