The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV. 269, “Spring” by Antonio Vivaldi

Composed in 1716 by Vivaldi while working as impresario of the Teatro San Angelo in Venice. It is one of the earliest examples of ‘program music’ – music with a narrative element. Vivaldi published four sonnets to accompany each of the four concertos in this group.

The piece is comprised of three sections:
I. Allegro 00:00
II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 03:35
III. Allegro pastorale 06:28

The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV. 315, “Summer” by Antonio Vivaldi

Composed in 1716 by Vivaldi while working as impresario of the Teatro San Angelo in Venice. It is one of the earliest examples of ‘program music’ – music with a narrative element. Vivaldi published four sonnets to accompany each of the four concertos in this group.

This piece is comprised of three sections:
• Allegro non molto
• Adagio a piano – Presto e forte
• Presto

The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, RV. 293, “Autumn” by Antonio Vivaldi

Composed in 1716 by Vivaldi while working as impresario of the Teatro San Angelo in Venice. It is one of the earliest examples of ‘program music’ – music with a narrative element. Vivaldi published four sonnets to accompany each of the four concertos in this group.

The piece is comprised of three sections:
• Allegro
• Adagio molto
• Allegro

The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV. 297, “Winter” by Antonio Vivaldi

Composed in 1716 by Vivaldi while working as impresario of the Teatro San Angelo in Venice. It is one of the earliest examples of ‘program music’ – music with a narrative element. Vivaldi published four sonnets to accompany each of the four concertos in this group.

The piece is comprised of three sections:
I. Allegro non molto 00:00
II. Largo 03:24
III. Allegro 05:42