The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Jaap Schröder & Concerto Amsterdam

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by the Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Op. 8 collection. The work exemplifies Baroque concerto form with virtuosic solo violin writing and vivid programme gestures that portray seasonal scenes through rhythmic motifs and textural contrasts, marking a notable contribution to Vivaldi's output and to the development of programme music in the early 18th century.