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Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon de La Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène's edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8, 1725). The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year.
Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon de La Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène’s edition of Vivaldi’s Op. 8, 1725) Title page, 1725. Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention) is a set of twelve concertos written by Antonio Vivaldi and published in 1725 as Op. 8.
La cetra (Vivaldi) Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione; Concerto alla rustica; Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531; Concerto for Two Trumpets (Vivaldi) Concerto in C major, RV 558; Concerto in C major, RV 559
Antonio Vivaldi wrote a set of concerti for violin, strings and continuo, Op. 12, in 1729. Concerto No. 1 in G minor, RV 317; Allegro Largo Allegro. Concerto No. 2 in D minor, RV 244; Allegro Larghetto Allegro. Concerto No. 3 in D Major, RV 124; Allegro Grave Allegro. Concerto No. 4 in C Major, RV 173; Largo spiccato – Allegro Largo Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi – Instrumental Works Cross-Reference: A reference guide, cross-listing works by Ryom [RV], Fanna [F], Pincherle [P], Ricordi, and Opus numbers, as well as providing several other helpful lists of Vivaldi's works; Catalogue of Vivaldi's works; RV catalogue (in French) Compositions by Antonio Vivaldi at AllMusic
For example, Vivaldi's celebrated Four Seasons, made up of four violin concertos (not sequentially numbered because they are in different keys), and his famous lute concerto are named and numbered as follows: Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269 – "La primavera" (Spring) Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315 – "L'estate" (Summer)
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [n 2] (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. [4] Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers.
The piece is a complete recomposition and reinterpretation of Vivaldi's violin concertos The Four Seasons. Although Richter said that he had discarded 75 percent of Vivaldi's original material, [ 1 ] the parts he does use are phased and looped, emphasising his grounding in postmodern and minimalist music .