Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Spring by Georg Platzer (1704-1761)
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

CDH88012

Recording details: June 1987
Unknown, Unknown
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: November 1988
Total duration: 48 minutes 19 seconds

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

The Four Seasons

Adelina Oprean (violin), European Union Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber (conductor)

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	MP3	FLAC	ALAC
	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Sonetti [4'04] Romolo Bruni (reader)
1	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	Il primavera Giunt'è la Primavera e festosetti [1'02]
2	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	Spring Spring has arrived and joyfully [0'49]
	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Concerto No 1 in E major 'The Four Seasons, Spring' RV269 [9'55]
3	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegro: Spring's awakening – The song of the birds – Springs bubble – Thunder – Birdsong [3'12]
4	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Largo e pianissimo sempre: The sleeping goatherd – Rustling of leaves and fronds – The barking dog [2'37]
5	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegro: Country Dance [4'06]
	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Sonetti [4'04]
6	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	L'estate Sotto dura stagion dal sole accesa [1'01]
7	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	Summer In this harsh sundrenched season [0'54]
	£1.35	£1.35	£1.35	Concerto No 2 in G minor 'The Four Seasons, Summer' RV315 [10'36]
8	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	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 [5'34]
9	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Adagio – Presto: Flies and bluebottles [2'19]
10	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Presto: A summer storm [2'43]
	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Sonetti [4'04]
11	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	L'autunno Celebra il Villanel con balli e canti [0'58]
12	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	Autumn The young peasant celebrates with dancing and singing [0'50]
	£1.45	£1.45	£1.45	Concerto No 3 in F major 'The Four Seasons, Autumn' RV293 [11'30]
13	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Allegro: Dance and song of country folk – The drunkard – The sleeping drunkard [4'43]
14	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Adagio molto: The sleeping drunkards [3'40]
15	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegro: The hunt – The fleeing beast – Guns and hounds – The fleeing beast dies [3'07]
	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Sonetti [4'04]
16	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	L'inverno Agghiacciato tremar tra nevi algenti [1'03]
17	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	Winter To tremble frozen in the cold snow [0'57]
	£1.10	£1.10	£1.10	Concerto No 4 in F minor 'The Four Seasons, Winter' RV297 [8'44]
18	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	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 [3'28]
19	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Largo: Rain [2'19]
20	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Allegro: Crossing the ice – Going gently and carefully – Falling to the ground – Walking on boldly – The sirocco – The north wind and all the others [2'57]

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