The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Amsterdam Guitar Trio

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The concertos are Baroque works that employ vivid programme writing to depict seasonal imagery through rhythmic drive, virtuosic solo passages and varied orchestral textures, and they occupy a notable place in Vivaldi's output and in the development of instrumental programme music.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
    3:18
  2. 2.
    Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo
    2:29
  3. 3.
    Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "Spring": III. Allegro pastorale
    4:06
  4. 4.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto
    6:01
  5. 5.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II . Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
    2:32
  6. 6.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
    3:11
  7. 7.
    Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro
    4:58
  8. 8.
    Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto
    2:44
  9. 9.
    Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro
    3:15
  10. 10.
    Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto
    3:31
  11. 11.
    Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
    2:20
  12. 12.
    Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro
    3:09

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