The Four Seasons
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Dénes Kovács & Rádió Magyar & Lamberto Gardelli
The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. Composed in the Baroque style as an early example of programme music, the concertos contrast virtuosic solo violin passages with orchestral accompaniment to depict seasonal scenes and form a key part of Vivaldi's instrumental output and of the Baroque repertoire.
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- 1.E major Concerto, op. 8 no. 1 (Spring): I. Allegro3:41
- 2.E major Concerto, op. 8 no. 1 (Spring): II. Largo e pianissimo sempre2:44
- 3.E major Concerto, op. 8 no. 1 (Spring): III. Allegro4:35
- 4.G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): I. Allegro non molto5:22
- 5.G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): II. Adagio1:45
- 6.G minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 2 (Summer): III. Presto3:19
- 7.F major Concerto, op. 8 no. 3 (Autumn): I. Allegro5:11
- 8.F major Concerto, op. 8 no. 3 (Autumn): II. Adagio molto2:10
- 9.F major Concerto, op. 8 no. 3 (Autumn): III. Allegro3:41
- 10.F minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 4 (Winter): I. Allegro non molto3:27
- 11.F minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 4 (Winter): II. Largo2:12
- 12.F minor Concerto, op. 8 no. 4 (Winter): III. Allegro3:27