Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op 8: Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “Winter”

Description

Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1930

The best known of Vivaldi's works, The Four Seasons is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. They were written around 1716–1717 and published in 1725 in Amsterdam. The concerti were a revolution in musical conception: in them Vivaldi represented flowing creeks, singing birds (of different species, each specifically characterized), a shepherd and his barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, drunken dancers, hunting parties from both the hunters' and the prey's point of view, frozen landscapes, and warm winter fires.

Also Available:
Four Seasons (Complete)
Available separately:

“Spring” •
“Autumn” •
“Winter” •
“Summer”