The 4 Seasons
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Dan Laurin & Arte dei Suonatori
The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of the collection Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8. These Baroque concertos are early examples of programme music, employing vivid violin writing, ritornello structures and instrumental effects to evoke seasonal scenes, and they occupy a central place in Vivaldi's output and in the violin repertoire.
First released: August 2006
Tracklist
- 1.La Primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: I. Allegro3:16
- 2.La Primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: II. Largo2:42
- 3.La Primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: III. Allegro3:37
- 4.L’Estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: I. Allegro non molto5:35
- 5.L’Estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: II. Adagio – Presto2:27
- 6.L’Estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: III. Presto2:47
- 7.L’Autunno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: I. Allegro5:02
- 8.L’Autunno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: II. Adagio molto2:13
- 9.L’Autunno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: III. Allegro2:57
- 10.L’Inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto3:13
- 11.L’Inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: II. Largo2:09
- 12.L’Inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: III. Allegro3:18
- 13.Concerto in D major for Strings, RV 124: I. Allegro2:18
- 14.Concerto in D major for Strings, RV 124: II. Grave2:07
- 15.Concerto in D major for Strings, RV 124: III. Allegro1:55
- 16.Concerto in G major for Recorder and Strings, RV 437: I. Allegro3:46
- 17.Concerto in G major for Recorder and Strings, RV 437: II. Largo1:57
- 18.Concerto in G major for Recorder and Strings, RV 437: III. Allegro2:29
- 19.Concerto in C minor for Recorder and Strings, RV 441: I. Allegro non molto4:36
- 20.Concerto in C minor for Recorder and Strings, RV 441: II. Largo2:25
- 21.Concerto in C minor for Recorder and Strings, RV 441: III. Allegro3:13