The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & London Concertante & Peter Fisher

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Op. 8 collection. The music exemplifies the Baroque concerto, pairing solo violin with string orchestra and continuo in vivid, programme-driven depictions of seasonal scenes and marking a significant point in Vivaldi's output and the development of programme music.

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  1. 1.
    Concert no. 1 in E major, “Spring” (La primavera): I. Allegro
    3:31
  2. 2.
    Concert no. 1 in E major, “Spring” (La primavera): II. Largo
    2:54
  3. 3.
    Concert no. 1 in E major, “Spring” (La primavera): III. Allegro
    4:14
  4. 4.
    Concert no. 2 in G minor, “Summer” (L’estate): I. Allegro non molto
    5:36
  5. 5.
    Concert no. 2 in G minor, “Summer” (L’estate): II. Adagio
    2:30
  6. 6.
    Concert no. 2 in G minor, “Summer” (L’estate): III. Presto
    2:57
  7. 7.
    Concert no. 3 in F major, “Autumn” (L’autunno): I. Allegro
    5:22
  8. 8.
    Concert no. 3 in F major, “Autumn” (L’autunno): II. Adagio molto
    2:11
  9. 9.
    Concert no. 3 in F major, “Autumn” (L’autunno): III. Allegro
    3:25
  10. 10.
    Concert no. 4 in F minor, “Winter” (L’inverno): I. Allegro non molto
    3:35
  11. 11.
    Concert no. 4 in F minor, “Winter” (L’inverno): II. Largo
    2:20
  12. 12.
    Concert no. 4 in F minor, “Winter” (L’inverno): III. Allegro
    3:35
  13. 13.
    Canon in D major
    4:27

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