![]() Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes. ![]() It’s dancing and happy, the birds are singing in the voice of the violins, and even when we have the arrival of the thunderstorm, we know it’s only a temporary diversion from the beauty of the season. No Ricci paintings have been identified by Vivaldi scholars as being the inspiration for Vivaldi. The conjecture, frequently encountered online and in program notes that Vivaldi was also inspired by a lost seasonal cycle of paintings by Marco Ricci, seems to have arisen in the 1970s after an article making general style comparisons between Vivaldi and Ricci. ![]() It is not known if Vivaldi was the author of the poetry or someone else, but the match between the music and the poetry was unique. One unusual detail about these four works was that Vivaldi also published poetry with each concerto. Vivaldi published the concertos alongside sonnets, possibly written by himself, describing the events of the music in meticulous detail.Marco Ricci: Landscape with Mountain and Figures © Toronto Symphony Orchestra 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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