The Four Seasons
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Janine Jansen
The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, composed in 1723 and published in 1725. Written in the Baroque style, the works use vivid programme-like writing, virtuosic solo violin passages, ritornello form and sharp contrasts between soloist and ensemble to evoke seasonal scenes, and they represent a key example of Vivaldi's contribution to the concerto genre and Baroque instrumental music.
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- 1.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro3:21
- 2.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring): II. Largo2:25
- 3.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring): III. Allegro4:01
- 4.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer): I. Allegro non molto5:15
- 5.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer): II. Adagio - Presto2:12
- 6.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto2:47
- 7.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3, RV 293 "L'autumno" (Autumn): I. Allegro5:01
- 8.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3, RV 293 "L'autumno" (Autumn): II. Adagio molto2:45
- 9.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3, RV 293 "L'autumno" (Autumn): III. Allegro3:19
- 10.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter): I. Allegro non molto3:00
- 11.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Adagio molto1:34
- 12.Le quattro stagioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter): III. Allegro3:15