The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & David Nolan & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Barry Wordsworth

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. They exemplify Vivaldi's mature Baroque concerto style, pairing a virtuosic solo violin with string orchestra and basso continuo and employing programme elements and vivid musical gestures to depict seasonal scenes, serving as an early instance of programme music in the Baroque repertoire.

First released: 1986

Baroque Classical

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Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro
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Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
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Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: III. Allegro
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Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: I. Allegro non molto
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Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio (Presto)
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Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. Presto
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Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: I. Allegro
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Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: II. Adagio molto
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Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: III. Allegro
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Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: I. Allegro non molto
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Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: II. Largo
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Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: III. Allegro