The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Gerard Schwarz & Elmar Oliveira & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The concertos are early examples of programme music within the Baroque concerto tradition, employing virtuosic violin writing, contrasting textures and rhythmic motifs to evoke seasonal atmospheres, and they are representative of Vivaldi's contribution to the development of the solo concerto form.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in E Major "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro
    3:25
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in E Major "La primavera" (Spring): II. Largo
    2:52
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in E Major "La primavera" (Spring): III. Allegro
    4:03
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'estate" (Summer): I. Allegro non molto
    5:17
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'estate" (Summer): II. Adagio
    2:09
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto
    2:45
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'autunno" (Autumn): I. Allegro
    4:35
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'autunno" (Autumn): II. Adagio molto
    2:43
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'autunno" (Autumn): III. Allegro
    3:20
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" (Winter): I. Allegro non molto
    3:19
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" (Winter): III. Allegro
    3:10

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Vivaldi's Life and Music
    9:20
  2. 3.
    Guide to the Four Seasons: Concerto I (Spring)
    15:18
  3. 4.
    Guide to the Four Seasons: Concerto II (Summer)
    10:11
  4. 5.
    Guide to the Four Seasons: Concerto III (Autumn)
    11:24
  5. 6.
    Guide to the Four Seasons: Concerto IV (Winter)
    9:33
  6. 7.
    Vivaldi's Rediscovery
    4:07

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