First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Largo
Third Movement: Allegro
First Movement: Allegro Non Molto
First Movement: Allegro
Third Movement: Allegro
First Movement: Allegro Non Molto
Second Movement: Largo
Third Movement: Allegro
Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Four Seasons
Published: 05 May 2013, 18:34
The Four Seasons Italian Le Quattro Stagioni Is A Set Of Four Violin Concertos By Antonio Vivaldi. Composed In 1723 The Four Seasons Is Vivaldi's Best-Known Work And Is Among The Most Popular Pieces Of Baroque Music. The Texture Of Each Concerto Is Varied Each Resembling Its Respective Season.
The Concertos Were First Published In 1725 As Part Of A Set Of Twelve Concerti Vivaldi's Op. 8 Entitled Il Cimento Dell'armonia E Dell'inventione The Contest Between Harmony And Invention . The First Four Concertos Were Designated Le Quattro Stagioni Each Being Named After A Season. Each One Is In Three Movements With A Slow Movement Between Two Faster Ones. At The Time Of Writing The Four Seasons The Modern Solo Form Of The Concerto Had Not Yet Been Defined Typically A Solo Instrument And Accompanying Orchestra . Vivaldi's Original Arrangement For Solo Violin With String Quartet And Basso Continuo Helped To Define The Form Of The Concerto.