Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Jacques Loussier Trio

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The cycle exemplifies Baroque concerto writing, using vivid programme-style writing and virtuosic solo violin passages contrasted with orchestral textures to evoke seasonal imagery, and it occupies an important place in the development of the solo concerto genre and Vivaldi's output.
First released: 25th February 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major "La Primavera": Allegro
    6:58
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major "La Primavera": Largo
    4:18
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in E major "La Primavera": Allegro / Danza Pastorale
    4:20
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'Estate": Allegro non molto
    8:54
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'Estate": Adagio
    4:19
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor "L'Estate": Presto
    4:02
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'Autunno": Allegro
    3:57
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'Autunno": Adagio molto
    3:47
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in F major "L'Autunno": Allegro
    4:08
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'Inverno": Allegro non molto
    5:46
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'Inverno": Largo
    3:34
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in F minor "L'Inverno": Allegro
    3:57

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