The Four Seasons
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Jeffrey Biegel
The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Op. 8 collection. The concertos employ vivid solo violin writing, ritornello structures and instrumental effects that depict seasonal scenes, and they are a prominent example of the Baroque concerto and of early programme music, reflecting developments in Vivaldi's solo concerto style and in 18th-century instrumental composition.
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- 1.Violin Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1 “Primavera”: I. Allegro3:15
- 2.Violin Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1 “Primavera”: II. Largo2:50
- 3.Violin Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1 “Primavera”: III. Allegro pastorale4:03
- 4.Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 “L’Estate”: I. Allegro non molto5:17
- 5.Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 “L’Estate”: II. Adagio E Piano – Presto e forte2:01
- 6.Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 “L’Estate”: III. Presto2:39
- 7.Violin Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3 “L’Autunno”: I. Allegro4:19
- 8.Violin Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3 “L’Autunno”: II. Adagio molto2:15
- 9.Violin Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3 “L’Autunno”: III. Allegro3:14
- 10.Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 “L’Inverno”: I. Allegro non molto3:25
- 11.Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 “L’Inverno”: II. Largo2:01
- 12.Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 “L’Inverno”: III. Allegro2:57
- 13.Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425: I. Allegro3:23
- 14.Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425: II. Largo4:48
- 15.Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425: III. Allegro2:12
- 16.Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93: I. Allegro giusto4:13
- 17.Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93: II. Largo4:52
- 18.Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93: III. Allegro2:38







