Le quattro stagioni

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & I Musici & Felix Ayo

Le quattro stagioni is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. Musically it exemplifies Baroque concerto form, using vivid programme-like instrumental writing that evokes seasonal scenes through virtuosic solo violin passages, ritornello patterns and contrasts between soloist and ensemble, and it occupies a central place in Vivaldi's output and the development of the early 18th-century solo concerto.
First released: 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Strings in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Strings in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Strings in E major, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non molto - Allegro
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Strings in G minor, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d’estate)
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 3 for Violin and Strings in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de’ villanelli)
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 for Violin and Strings in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: II. Adagio molto (Ubriachi dormienti)
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 for Violin and Strings in F major, RV 293 “L’autunno”: III. Allegro (La caccia)
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 4 for Violin and Strings in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 for Violin and Strings in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 for Violin and Strings in F minor, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
  13. 13.
    Concerto no. 6 for Violin and Strings in A minor, RV 356: I. Allegro
    3:24
  14. 14.
    Concerto no. 6 for Violin and Strings in A minor, RV 356: II. Largo
    2:53
  15. 15.
    Concerto no. 6 for Violin and Strings in A minor, RV 356: III. Presto
    2:34
  16. 16.
    Concerto no. 8 for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor, RV 522: I. Allegro
    4:04
  17. 17.
    Concerto no. 8 for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor, RV 522: II. Larghetto e spiritoso
    4:29
  18. 18.
    Concerto no. 8 for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor, RV 522: III. Allegro
    3:28
  19. 19.
    Concerto no. 10 for 4 Violins, Violoncello and Strings in B minor, RV 580: I. Allegro
    3:41
  20. 20.
    Concerto no. 10 for 4 Violins, Violoncello and Strings in B minor, RV 580: II. Largo - Larghetto - Largo
    3:26
  21. 21.
    Concerto no. 10 for 4 Violins, Violoncello and Strings in B minor, RV 580: III. Allegro
    3:24

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