Le Quattro Stagioni

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & La Petite Bande & Sigiswald Kuijken

Le Quattro Stagioni is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Opus 8 collection. The concertos employ programme music to depict seasonal scenes through virtuosic solo violin writing, vivid contrasts between pastoral and tempestuous textures, and continuo accompaniment, making them a prominent example of Baroque concerto form and a central work in Vivaldi's output.
First released: 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto in D major for Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo RV 403: I. Allegro
    3:22
  2. 2.
    Concerto in D major for Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo RV 403: II. Andante et spirituoso
    2:28
  3. 3.
    Concerto in D major for Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo RV 403: III. Allegro
    2:40
  4. 4.
    La primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: I. Allegro
    3:28
  5. 5.
    La primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
    2:51
  6. 6.
    La primavera, Concerto in E major, RV 269: III. Danza Pastorale
    3:34
  7. 7.
    L’estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: I. Allegro non molto
    5:43
  8. 8.
    L’estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: II. Adagio
    2:24
  9. 9.
    L’estate, Concerto in G minor, RV 315: III. Presto tempo impettuoso d’estate
    2:54
  10. 10.
    L’autumno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: I. Allegro
    5:10
  11. 11.
    L’autumno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: II. Adagio molto
    2:47
  12. 12.
    L’autumno, Concerto in F major, RV 293: III. Allegro. la chachia
    3:11
  13. 13.
    L’inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
    3:30
  14. 14.
    L’inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: II. Largo
    2:10
  15. 15.
    L’inverno, Concerto in F minor, RV 297: III. Allegro
    2:59
  16. 16.
    Sonata in D minor, op. 1 no. 12 "La Follia", RV 63
    9:43

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