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Cover of CDA66339 - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
La Primavera (detail) by Sandro Botticelli (c1445-1510)
CDA66339

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Recording details: December 1988
Kimpton Parish Church, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: November 1989
DISCID: EC0DAF12
Total duration: 57 minutes 29 seconds

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
The Four Seasons
Catherine Mackintosh (violin), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)
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Concerto No 1 in E major 'The Four Seasons, Spring' RV269
1
Allegro: Spring's awakening – The song of the birds – Springs bubble – Thunder – Birdsong  [3'31]
2
Largo e pianissimo sempre: The sleeping goatherd – Rustling of leaves and fronds – The barking dog  [2'28]
3
Allegro: Country Dance  [3'56]
Concerto No 2 in G minor 'The Four Seasons, Summer' RV315
4
Allegro non molto: Languor from the heat – The cuckoo – The turtle-dove – The goldfinch – Gentle breezes – Diverse winds – The north wind – Young countryman's lament  [5'22]
5
Adagio – Presto: Flies and bluebottles  [2'08]
6
Presto: A summer storm  [2'55]
Concerto No 3 in F major 'The Four Seasons, Autumn' RV293
7
Allegro: Dance and song of country folk – The drunkard – The sleeping drunkard  [5'03]
8
Adagio molto: The sleeping drunkards  [2'19]
9
Allegro: The hunt – The fleeing beast – Guns and hounds – The fleeing beast dies  [3'16]
Concerto No 4 in F minor 'The Four Seasons, Winter' RV297
10
Allegro non molto: Frozen shivering in the ice and snow – Bleak wind – Running and stamping of feet because of the cold – Winds – Chattering of teeth  [3'34]
11
Largo: Rain  [1'53]
12
Allegro: Crossing the ice – Going gently and carefully – Falling to the ground – Walking on boldly – The sirocco – The north wind and all the others  [3'14]
Violin Concerto in D major RV230
13
Allegro  [2'21]
14
Larghetto  [2'49]
15
Allegro  [2'20]
Violin Concerto in C minor 'Amato bene' RV761
16
Allegro  [4'08]
17
Largo  [2'25]
18
Allegro  [3'47]
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