De Vier Jaargetijden

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Jaap van Zweden & Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

De Vier Jaargetijden is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. Rooted in the Baroque style, the concertos employ virtuosic solo violin writing, vivid orchestral textures and descriptive musical gestures that depict seasonal scenes, and they form part of Vivaldi's Op. 8 as an early example of programme music within the concerto genre.
First released: June 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto No. 1 in E major RV 269, Spring: Allegro
    2:58
  2. 2.
    Concerto No. 1 in E major RV 269, Spring: Largo
    2:20
  3. 3.
    Concerto No. 1 in E major RV 269, Spring: Allegro, Danza Pastorale
    3:43
  4. 4.
    Concerto No. 2 in G minor RV 315, Summer: Allegro non molto
    5:08
  5. 5.
    Concerto No. 2 in G minor RV 315, Summer: Adagio
    1:58
  6. 6.
    Concerto No. 2 in G minor RV 315, Summer: Presto, tempo impetuoso d'estate
    2:41
  7. 7.
    Concerto No. 3 in F major RV 293, Autumn: Allegro
    4:21
  8. 8.
    Concerto No. 3 in F major RV 293, Autumn: Adagio Molto
    2:37
  9. 9.
    Concerto No. 3 in F major RV 293, Autumn: La Caccia. Allegro
    2:58
  10. 10.
    Concerto No. 4 in F minor RV 297, Winter: Allegro non molto
    3:01
  11. 11.
    Concerto No. 4 in F minor RV 297, Winter: Largo
    1:49
  12. 12.
    Concerto No. 4 in F minor RV 297, Winter: Allegro
    3:18
  13. 13.
    Sonata in E-flat major "Al Santo Sepolcro", F-XVI-2 for 2 violins: Largo molto
    2:20
  14. 14.
    Sonata in E-flat major "Al Santo Sepolcro", F-XVI-2 for 2 violins: Allegro
    1:37
  15. 15.
    Concerto in G minor, F-XI-21: Allegro
    1:57
  16. 16.
    Concerto in G minor, F-XI-21: Largo
    1:35
  17. 17.
    Concerto in G minor, F-XI-21: Allegro
    2:07
  18. 18.
    Concerto in B-flat Major, F-XI-5: Allegro
    1:57
  19. 19.
    Concerto in B-flat Major, F-XI-5: Andante
    0:57
  20. 20.
    Concerto in B-flat Major, F-XI-5: Allegro
    1:01

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