The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Michala Petri & George Malcolm & Guildhall String Ensemble

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. Written in the Baroque idiom, the concertos feature virtuosic solo violin writing against ritornello-based orchestral textures, programme-driven depictions of seasonal scenes conveyed through rhythmic motifs and orchestral colour, and they form part of Vivaldi's Op.8 collection that illustrates the programme concerto tradition in the early 18th century.

The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi - album cover

First released: 1987

Concerto Classical

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1.
Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "Spring": Allegro
3:18
2.
Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "Spring": Largo e pianissimo sempre
2:24
3.
Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "Spring": Allegro - Danza pastorale
3:48
4.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "Summer": Allegro non molto; Allegro
4:46
5.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "Summer": Adagio; Presto
2:01
6.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "Summer": Presto; Tempo impetuoso d'estate
2:49
7.
Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293 "Autumn": Allegro
4:44
8.
Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293 "Autumn": Adagio molto
2:01
9.
Concerto no. 3 in F, RV 293 "Autumn": Allegro
3:14
10.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": Allegro non molto
3:25
11.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": Largo
2:08
12.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": Allegro
2:47
13.
Concerto in C for Recorder, RV 443: Allegro
3:44
14.
Concerto in C for Recorder, RV 443: Largo
3:59
15.
Concerto in C for Recorder, RV 443: Allegro molto
2:40