The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Johann Sebastian Bach & Ferruccio Busoni & Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Francesco Grillo

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. Musically, the concertos exemplify Vivaldi's energetic Baroque violin writing—characterised by vivid programme-style gestures, clear contrasts between soloist and ensemble, and strong rhythmic drive—and they occupy a prominent place in his output and in the development of programme music during the Baroque era.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 “La Primavera”: I. Allegro
    3:20
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 “La Primavera”: II. Largo
    2:55
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 “La Primavera”: III. Allegro
    4:19
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “L’Estate”: I. Allegro non molto
    5:16
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “L’Estate”: II. Adagio - Presto
    2:16
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “L’Estate”: III. Presto
    2:44
  7. 7.
    Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 “L’Autunno”: I. Allegro
    4:41
  8. 8.
    Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 “L’Autunno”: II. Allegro molto
    1:54
  9. 9.
    Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 “L’Autunno”: III. Allegro
    3:15
  10. 10.
    Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “L’Inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
    3:30
  11. 11.
    Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “L’Inverno”: II. Largo
    2:08
  12. 12.
    Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “L’Inverno”: III. Allegro
    2:58
  13. 13.
    Chorale Prelude “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639
    3:04
  14. 14.
    Partita no. 2, BWV 1004: Chaconne in D minor
    14:46
  15. 15.
    Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Prelude
    3:53
  16. 16.
    Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Gavotte en rondeau
    2:58
  17. 17.
    Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gigue
    1:58

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