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 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. 8 Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Period: Baroque Composed: c. Title: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), op. Here are some key moments to listen out for.
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.
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