The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Alexander Barantschik & London Symphony Orchestra Strings

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, composed in 1723 and published in 1725 as part of Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione. Musically, the concertos are Baroque violin works that employ vivid programme elements, virtuosic solo lines, rhythmic drive and contrasting textures to evoke seasonal scenes, and they exemplify Vivaldi's innovations in the solo concerto and early programme music within the Baroque repertoire.

First released: 1994

Baroque Classical

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1.
Spring (La primavera) op. 8 no. 1: First Movement. Allegro
3:08
2.
Spring (La primavera) op. 8 no. 1: Second Movement. Largo
2:17
3.
Spring (La primavera) op. 8 no. 1: Third Movement. Danza pastorale. Allegro
3:50
4.
Summer (L’estate) op. 8 no. 2: First Movement. Allegro non molto
5:07
5.
Summer (L’estate) op. 8 no. 2: Second Movement. Adagio – Presto
2:06
6.
Summer (L’estate) op. 8 no. 2: Third Movement. Presto
2:52
7.
Autumn (L’autunno) op. 8 no. 3: First Movement. Allegro
5:06
8.
Autumn (L’autunno) op. 8 no. 3: Second Movement. Adagio molto
2:36
9.
Autumn (L’autunno) op. 8 no. 3: Third Movement. Allegro
3:16
10.
Winter (L’inverno) op. 8 no. 4: First Movement. Allegro non molto
3:36
11.
Winter (L’inverno) op. 8 no. 4: Second Movement. Largo
1:49
12.
Winter (L’inverno) op. 8 no. 4: Third Movement. Allegro
3:17