Vanessa Mae – “Storm”, 1997 (Original Antonio Vivaldi, “Opus 8 No. 3 RV 315 Concerto for Violin, String Orchestra, & Basso continuo in G minor”, most commonly known as “Summer” of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” – Electro-pop arrangement of Storm by Andy Hill / Vanessa Mae, 1997
Vanessa Mae
(Real Name: Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, born 1978 in Singapore), is a British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. Vanessa-Mae made her professional debut when she was ten at a music festival in Germany. At age 13, Vanessa-Mae became the youngest soloist to record both the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky violin concertos, according to Guinness WR. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn for Thailand in alpine
Movement III: Presto (Tempo impetuoso d’estate) – The feared storm breaks with terrifying force. This movement is a torrent of energy, one of the most violent and dramatic Vivaldi ever composed. The solo violin and orchestra engage in a frenetic struggle, representing how the summer storm unleashes its full fury: hail falls from the sky, smashing the tops of crops and grain. It’s a brilliant, chaotic, and thrilling musical depiction of nature’s raw power.