Le quattro stagioni

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & I Musici & Pina Carmirelli

Le quattro stagioni is a set of four violin concertos by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The works are examples of programme music that depict seasonal scenes through virtuosic solo violin writing, vivid string textures and rhythmic gestures, and they exemplify Vivaldi's mature concerto style that helped shape the solo concerto in the Baroque era.
First released: 24th September 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
    3:32
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo
    2:55
  3. 3.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
    4:27
  4. 4.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L'estate”: I. Allegro non molto – Allegro
    4:58
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L'estate”: II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio
    2:22
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L'estate”: III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)
    2:47
  7. 7.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L'autunno”: I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
    5:28
  8. 8.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L'autunno”: II. Adagio molto (Ubriachi dormienti)
    3:17
  9. 9.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L'autunno”: III. Allegro (La caccia)
    3:30
  10. 10.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L'inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
    3:23
  11. 11.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L'inverno”: II. Largo
    2:36
  12. 12.
    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L'inverno”: III. Allegro
    3:07

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