Vivaldi - Spring

Jeanne Lamon and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

"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. For example, "Winter" is peppered with silvery staccato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas "Summer" evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why said movement is often dubbed 'Storm'.

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."

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[xXpenguinattack14Xx]

hmmm yes. 'tis good to be rich and white.

[JSBachisthebest]

@xXpenguinattack14Xx Listen to Handel.

[ThePedroton]

I love it

[sherman3211]

@JSBachisthebest

Agreed. Vivaldi has nothing on Handel in the rich white music department. 'Music for the Coronation of King George II' 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'. That about says it all.

[custino22]

c'est mou comme de la mie de pain comme version!!!! la version harnoncourt est bien mieux!

[maniditleni]

bonjour! vous êtes bien aux assédics de Paris...merci de patientez :)

[TheJCJexe]

Im White... just letting the world know.

[muhlmann6]

This is the best version out there

[Dudmedellin]

@xXpenguinattack14Xx Who is this ignorant mortal! soon your bones will be crash and put in a small box to fade away..

[SWSoundtracks]

i'm italian and i liked classical music only. but i never liked vivaldi's style nor mozart's. the best music ever is from Beethoven and Williams.

[JesusIsHardcore1]

its so funny im a metal head now taking chorus class, classical music rivals on my fav list now

[FIATINW]

umm it look a molto allegro and major in mov.1 but in the mov.2 it minor and andante and in the third mov. it wowww vivace umm very nice song

[unamericano]

@dustpelt1 Yes but Vivaldi is plain fun.