Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & De Nederlandse Bachvereniging

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725 as part of his Op. 8. They are Baroque concertos that contrast virtuosic solo violin passages with string orchestra and continuo and that incorporate programme material where short sonnets correspond to musical motifs to suggest seasonal scenes, and the set illustrates Vivaldi's role in the development of the solo concerto form in the early 18th century.

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  1. 1.
    The Four Seasons. Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring", RV 269: I. Allegro
    3:37
  2. 2.
    The Four Seasons. Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring", RV 269: II. Largo
    2:35
  3. 3.
    The Four Seasons. Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring", RV 269: III. Danza pastorale. Allegro
    3:58
  4. 4.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor "Summer", RV 315: I. Allegro non troppo
    5:51
  5. 5.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor "Summer", RV 315: II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
    2:22
  6. 6.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor "Summer", RV 315: III. Presto
    3:02
  7. 7.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Autumn", RV 293: I. Allegro
    5:04
  8. 8.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Autumn", RV 293: II. Adagio molto
    2:26
  9. 9.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Autumn", RV 293: III. Allegro 'Caccia'
    3:32
  10. 10.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor "Winter", RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
    3:42
  11. 11.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor "Winter", RV 297: II. Largo
    2:01
  12. 12.
    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4: Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor "Winter", RV 297: III. Allegro
    3:39
  13. 13.
    Bajazet, RV 703: Sposa son disprezzata (After Geminiano Giacomelli)
    8:36
  14. 14.
    L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Siam navi All’onde algenti
    7:10

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