The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Marieke Blankestijn & Chamber Orchestra of Europe

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Op. 8 collection. The music exemplifies the Baroque concerto, showcasing virtuosic solo violin writing, vivid programme-style depiction of seasonal scenes through rhythmic drive, ornamentation and contrasts between soloist and ensemble, and it occupies a prominent place in Vivaldi's output and in the early development of programme music.

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi - album cover

First released: 1994

Baroque Classical

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1.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": Allegro
3:27
2.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": Largo
2:53
3.
Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": Allegro, Danza pastorale
4:10
4.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": Allegro non molto
5:12
5.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": Adagio. Presto
2:29
6.
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": Presto, tempo impetuoso d'estate
2:54
7.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": Allegro, Ballo e canto de' villanelli
5:05
8.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": Adagio, Ubriachi dormienti
2:40
9.
Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": Allegro, La caccia
3:19
10.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": Allegro non molto
3:32
11.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": Largo
1:48
12.
Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": Allegro
3:26
13.
Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 5 "La tempesta di mare": Presto
3:05
14.
Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 5 "La tempesta di mare": Largo
2:27
15.
Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 5 "La tempesta di mare": Presto
3:59
16.
Concerto no. 6 in C major, op. 8 no. 6 "Il piacere": Allegro
3:11
17.
Concerto no. 6 in C major, op. 8 no. 6 "Il piacere": Largo
2:32
18.
Concerto no. 6 in C major, op. 8 no. 6 "Il piacere": Allegro
2:49