It features solo violin as well as an ensemble (group) of strings, a string orchestra. ) This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from the collection here. Vivaldi published the concertos alongside sonnets, possibly written by himself, describing the events of the music in meticulous detail. The first 2 movements of Spring is the concerto on your course. Timecodes refer to the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's album Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with Elizabeth Wallfisch as soloist (ABC Classics).Įach concerto has three movements, Fast-Slow-Fast. 45 minutes What to Listen for in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Allegro Capella Istropolitana Takako Nishizaki, violin Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor Naxos 8.

Today's piece is: Antonio Vivaldi - The 4 Seasons: Spring: I. 1723, Italy Published: 1725, Amsterdam as part of a set of 12 concertos, Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention) Genre: Concerto (set of four) Instrumentation: Solo violin, violins, violas, cellos, double basses, organ or harpsichord Duration: c. This Welcome to the Daily Download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. 8 Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Period: Baroque Composed: c. Title: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), op.

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They are some of the most extravagant examples of music that tells a story (“program music”) from the baroque period. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are four violin concertos depicting the seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Vivaldi four seasons spring