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's original arrangement for solo violin with string quartet and basso continuo helped to define the form.Marco Ricci: Landscape with Mountain and Figures © Toronto Symphony Orchestra 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). Each one is in three movements, with a slow movement between two faster ones. The first four concertos were designated Le quattro stagioni, each being named after a season.
8, entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest between Harmony and Invention). For example, "Winter" is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas "Summer" evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why the movement is often dubbed "Storm."The concertos were first published in 1725 as part of a set of twelve concerti, Vivaldi's Op.
The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.
Live, unedited performance at the Wiedemann Recital Hall, Wichita State University, 6 February 2000Music by Antonio Vivaldi composed 1723 and published in 1725. John Harrison, violin, with Robert Turizziani conducting the Wichita State University Chamber Players.
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