The Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Sergey Akhunov & Julia Igonina & Ensemble La Partita

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The concertos centre on virtuosic solo violin writing alongside varied orchestral colours and programme elements that evoke seasonal scenes, and they come from Vivaldi's mature period in Venice when he expanded the solo concerto form.

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  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
    3:19
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
    2:28
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro, danza pastorale
    4:24
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non molto
    5:32
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 “L’estate”: II. Adagio – Presto
    2:25
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto, tempo impetuoso d’estate
    2:36
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 “L’autunno”: I. Allegro, ballo e canto de’villanelli
    5:04
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 “L’autunno”: II. Adagio molto, Ubriachi dormienti
    2:17
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293 “L’autunno”: III. Allegro, La Caccia
    3:13
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
    3:16
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
    1:41
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
    3:32
  13. 13.
    The Seasons: La primavera / L’estate: I-II. Allegretto misterioso – Allegro
    5:28
  14. 14.
    The Seasons: L’autunno: III. Andante
    7:45
  15. 15.
    The Seasons: L’inverno: IV. Largo
    3:28
  16. 16.
    The Seasons: E ancora una primaver: V. Allegretto misterioso – Allegro
    2:36

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