The Four Seasons / Flute Concerto in D "Il Gardellino" / Harpsichord Concerto in A major
Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Connecticut Early Music Festival Ensemble & Igor Kipnis & Jörg‐Michael Schwarz & John Solum
This compilation of instrumental concertos is by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, originating from the early 18th century (c. 1720s). The works exemplify Baroque concerto style, featuring lively solo passages set against orchestral ritornello sections and programme-like gestures, and they are central to Vivaldi's output and to the development of the solo concerto in music history.
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- 1.Concerto in E major, “La primavera” (Spring), RV 269: I. Allegro3:40
- 2.Concerto in E major, “La primavera” (Spring), RV 269: II. Largo2:30
- 3.Concerto in E major, “La primavera” (Spring), RV 269: III. Allegro: Danza pastorale4:19
- 4.Concerto in G minor, “L’estate” (Summer), RV 315: I. Allegro non molto. Allegro5:56
- 5.Concerto in G minor, “L’estate” (Summer), RV 315: II. Adagio. Presto2:25
- 6.Concerto in G minor, “L’estate” (Summer), RV 315: III. Presto3:02
- 7.Concerto in F major, “L’autunno” (Autumn), RV 293: I. Allegro. Larghetto. Allegro molto5:30
- 8.Concerto in F major, “L’autunno” (Autumn), RV 293: II. Adagio molto2:39
- 9.Concerto in F major, “L’autunno” (Autumn), RV 293: III. Allegro: La caccia3:33
- 10.Concerto in F minor, “L’inverno” (Winter), RV 297: I. Allegro non molto3:31
- 11.Concerto in F minor, “L’inverno” (Winter), RV 297: II. Largo1:58
- 12.Concerto in F minor, “L’inverno” (Winter), RV 297: III. Allegro3:13
- 13.Flute Concerto in D, “Il Gardellino”, RV 428: I. Allegro4:19
- 14.Flute Concerto in D, “Il Gardellino”, RV 428: II. Cantabile2:50
- 15.Flute Concerto in D, “Il Gardellino”, RV 428: III. Allegro2:56
- 16.Harpsichord Concerto in A major, RV 780: I. Allegro3:48
- 17.Harpsichord Concerto in A major, RV 780: II. Andante2:28
- 18.Harpsichord Concerto in A major, RV 780: III. Allegro3:15







