The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Sarah Chang & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published as part of his Op. 8 collection in 1725. The concertos are Baroque programme music characterised by virtuosic solo violin writing, vivid orchestral textures and contrasting fast-slow-fast movements that evoke seasonal scenes, and they exemplify Vivaldi's mature contribution to the concerto genre.

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  1. 1.
    La Primavera (Spring): I. Allegro
    3:31
  2. 2.
    La Primavera (Spring): II. Largo
    2:50
  3. 3.
    La Primavera (Spring): III. Allegro
    4:25
  4. 4.
    L'Estate (Summer): I. Allegro
    5:39
  5. 5.
    L'Estate (Summer): II. Adagio
    2:20
  6. 6.
    L'Estate (Summer): III. Presto
    2:47
  7. 7.
    L'Autunno (Autumn): I. Allegro
    5:21
  8. 8.
    L'Autunno (Autumn): II. Adagio molto
    2:43
  9. 9.
    L'Autunno (Autumn): III. Allegro
    3:34
  10. 10.
    L'Inverno (Winter): I. Allegro non molto
    3:24
  11. 11.
    L'Inverno (Winter): II. Largo
    2:22
  12. 12.
    L'Inverno (Winter): III. Allegro
    3:34
  13. 13.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op. 12 No. 1 RV 317: I. Allegro
    3:41
  14. 14.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op. 12 No. 1 RV 317: II. Largo
    4:29
  15. 15.
    Concerto in G Minor, Op. 12 No. 1 RV 317: III. Allegro
    3:17

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