Le quattro stagioni
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Alice Harnoncourt & Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Le quattro stagioni is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published as part of his Opus 8 collection in 1725. The music exemplifies Baroque concerto writing and early programme music, with virtuosic solo violin passages contrasted against string ensemble ritornello structures to depict seasonal contrasts, and it holds an important place in Vivaldi's output and the development of the solo concerto genre.
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- 1.Concerto no. 1 in E major op. 8/1 RV 269, "La primavera": I. Allegro3:09
- 2.Concerto no. 1 in E major op. 8/1 RV 269, "La primavera": II. Largo1:53
- 3.Concerto no. 1 in E major op. 8/1 RV 269, "La primavera": III. Allegro, Danza pastorale3:25
- 4.Concerto no. 2 in G minor op. 8/2 RV 315, "L'estate": I. Allegro non molto5:42
- 5.Concerto no. 2 in G minor op. 8/2 RV 315, "L'estate": II. Adagio - Presto2:20
- 6.Concerto no. 2 in G minor op. 8/2 RV 315, "L'estate": III. Presto, Tempo impetuoso d'estate3:00
- 7.Concerto no. 3 in F major op. 8/3 RV 293, "L'autunno": I. Allegro, Ballo e Canto de' Villanello4:08
- 8.Concerto no. 3 in F major op. 8/3 RV 293, "L'autunno": II. Adagio, Ubriachi dormienti2:38
- 9.Concerto no. 3 in F major op. 8/3 RV 293, "L'autunno": III. Allegro, La caccia2:52
- 10.Concerto no. 4 in F minor op. 8/4 RV 297, "L'inverno": I. Allegro non multo3:31
- 11.Concerto no. 4 in F minor op. 8/4 RV 297, "L'inverno": II. Largo1:17
- 12.Concerto no. 4 in F minor op. 8/4 RV 297, "L'inverno": III. Allegro3:22
- 13.Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 8/5 RV 253, "La tempesta di mare": I. Presto2:40
- 14.Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 8/5 RV 253, "La tempesta di mare": II. Largo2:29
- 15.Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 8/5 RV 253, "La tempesta di mare": III. Presto3:43
- 16.Concerto no. 6 in C major op. 8/6 RV 180, "Il piacere": I. Allegro2:44
- 17.Concerto no. 6 in C major op. 8/6 RV 180, "Il piacere": II. Largo2:09
- 18.Concerto no. 6 in C major op. 8/6 RV 180, "Il piacere": III. Allegro2:39







