Le quattro stagioni

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Viktoria Mullova & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Claudio Abbado

Le quattro stagioni is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The concertos are examples of Baroque programme music, characterised by virtuosic solo violin writing, recurring ritornello structures and vivid orchestral effects, and they occupy a central place in Vivaldi's output and in the development of the solo concerto in the early 18th century.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269: Allegro
    3:23
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269: Largo
    3:00
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269: Allegro (Danza pastorale)
    4:07
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315: Allegro non molto
    4:47
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315: Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    1:47
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315: Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)
    2:51
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293: Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
    4:40
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293: Adagio molto
    2:18
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293: Allegro (La caccia)
    3:13
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297: Allegro non molto
    3:20
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297: Largo
    2:05
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297: Allegro
    3:05
  13. 13.
    Concerto in G minor, RV 577: (Allegro)
    3:52
  14. 14.
    Concerto in G minor, RV 577: Largo non molto
    2:26
  15. 15.
    Concerto in G minor, RV 577: Allegro
    3:38

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