The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Erik Bosgraaf & Cordevento

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as the opening concertos of his Op. 8 collection Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione. The concertos exemplify Baroque concerto style and early programme music, pairing virtuosic solo violin writing with string orchestra and basso continuo to depict contrasting seasonal scenes, and they represent a significant moment in Vivaldi's mature output that helped shape the development of the solo concerto in the early 18th century.

First released: November 2013

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1.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
3:12
2.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo
2:40
3.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro: Danza pastorale
4:03
4.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non molto
5:02
5.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: II. Adagio
2:20
6.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d’estate
2:52
7.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: I. Allegro
5:21
8.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: II. Adagio
2:31
9.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: III. Allegro: La caccia
3:04
10.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
3:20
11.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
2:00
12.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
3:25