The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Mariko Senju & English Chamber Orchestra & Kurt Redel

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Opus 8 collection. The concertos exemplify Baroque concerto form, featuring virtuosic solo violin writing and programmatic passages that evoke seasonal scenes through contrasting textures and descriptive string figurations, and they occupy a central place in Vivaldi's output and the development of the solo concerto in Western art music.
First released: 21st April 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La Primavera” (Spring) 1. Allegro
    3:33
  2. 2.
    Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La Primavera” (Spring) 2. Largo
    2:49
  3. 3.
    Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La Primavera” (Spring) 3. Allegro
    4:57
  4. 4.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op.8 No.2, “Summer” 1. Allegro Non Molto
    5:10
  5. 5.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op.8 No.2, “Summer” 2. Adagio
    2:16
  6. 6.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op.8 No.2, “Summer” 3. Presto
    3:10
  7. 7.
    Concerto in F Major, Op.8 No.3, “Autumn” 1. Allegro
    5:25
  8. 8.
    Concerto in F Major, Op.8 No.3, “Autumn” 2. Adagio Molto
    2:58
  9. 9.
    Concerto in F Major, Op.8 No.3, “Autumn” 3. Allegro
    3:46
  10. 10.
    Concerto in F Minor, Op.8 No.4, “Winter” 1. Allegro Non Molto
    3:44
  11. 11.
    Concerto in F Minor, Op.8 No.4, “Winter” 2. Largo
    2:17
  12. 12.
    Concerto in F Minor, Op.8 No.4, “Winter” 3. Allegro
    3:39

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