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Besides Vivaldi’s musical genius and passion for opera, his appreciation for women and what they could set Vivaldi apart from many of his contemporaries. Vivaldi composed 'The Four Seasons' between 1720 and 1723 while employed at “El Pio Ospedale della Pieta,” which was a girls school dedicated to orphaned girls. He worked as the Maestro de Violino (violin teacher) there and wrote some of his most famous. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons 'Spring' - II. Largo e pianissimo. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons 'Spring' - III. Get access to Vivaldi – The Four Seasons and thousands of sheet music titles free of charge for 14 days!

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Antonio Vivaldi

Four Seasons for cello and orchestra: Summer Play

Krystof LecianCello
Bohemian String OrchestraOrchestra

Recorded on 10/01/2010, uploaded on 10/01/2010

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World première

The four concertos known as The Four Seasons Macbook efi firmware update. are Antonio Vivaldi’s best-known works. Composed in 1723 and published two years later in Amsterdam, they are actually part of Vivaldi’s larger opus 8, entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention), a set of twelve concerti for solo violin, string orchestra and continuo. A unique aspect of The Four Seasons is the sonnets Vivaldi supplied as an aid to the scenes depicted in the works. The author of the sonnets is unknown and it is possible that Vivaldi himself may have written them. Each divides neatly into three sections, correspondingly exactly to the three movements of each concerto.

Generally, when one thinks of a picturesque summer it is of green fields and lazy days beneath the shade of a tree. With this is mind, the G minor tonality of Vivaldi’s portrayal of the season in the second concerto of The Four Seasons may seem at first out of place. Thankfully, the accompanying sonnet provides us the visual imagery to associate with Vivaldi’s musical intentions. The portion of the sonnet depicted by the first movement describes summer as “the harsh season scorched by the sun,” and the music opens with only the fragments of melody that can’t seem to get started. The pace quickens and the middle portion of the movement is dominated by the imitation of bird calls. Towards the end, the rumblings of an approaching thunderstorm are heard.

The second movement depicts the shepherd unable to rest for fear of the approaching storm and pestering swarms of flies and hornets. Marked Adagio, the movement’s principal melody is tense, adequately representing the shepherd’s restlessness, and is punctuated by measures in a Presto tempo—the continual rumblings of the storm. The Presto tempo is maintained for the finale; the storm has arrived. Unmelodic, the movement abounds in rapid figurations for both soloist and ensemble, driving the music on with the fury of a tempest. Joseph DuBose

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Concerto in F minor Op.8-4 RV 297
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Concerto for 4 violins, cello, strings & continuo in B minor, 'L'estro armonico' op. 3, no. 10, RV 580
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Four Seasons for cello and orchestra: Spring
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Four seasons for cello and orchestra: Winter
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Four Seasons for cello and orchestra: Autumn
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for cello and piano in g minor, Op 5, No. 2
Krystof Lecian
Fulcanelli: Sinfonia concertante for cello and symphony orchestra Epiloque
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for cello and piano in F Major, Op 5, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1 for Piano and Cello
César Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major (transcribed for cello)
Vittorio Monti
Czardas for cello and piano, world première
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 for Piano and Cello
Did you know that the music of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is based on four poems written by Antonio Vivaldi? In the music, each 'Season' consists of a three-movement concerto. Two quick-tempo outer movements frame a central slow-tempo movement. The sonnets included in the score provide a specific description of each movement. A prose translation of the original Italian is provided below.
La Primavera (Spring)
Opus 8, No. 1, in E Major
I. Allegro--
Festive Spring has arrived,
The birds salute it with their happy song.
And the brooks, caressed by little Zephyrs,
Flow with a sweet murmur.
The sky is covered with a black mantle,
And thunder, and lightning, announce a storm.
When they are silent, the birds
Return to sing their lovely song.
II. Largo e pianissimo sempre--
And in the meadow, rich with flowers,
To the sweet murmur of leaves and plants,
The goatherd sleeps, with his faithful dog at his side.
III. Danza pastorale. Allegro--
To the festive sound of pastoral bagpipes,
Dance nymphs and shepherds,
At Spring's brilliant appearance.
L'Estate (Summer)
Opus 8, No. 2, in G minor
I. Allegro non molto--
Under the heat of the burning summer sun,
Languish man and flock; the pine is parched.
The cuckoo finds its voice, and suddenly,
The turtledove and goldfinch sing.
A gentle breeze blows,
But suddenly, the north wind appears.
The shepherd weeps because, overhead,
Lies the fierce storm, and his destiny.
II. Adagio; Presto--
His tired limbs are deprived of rest
By his fear of lightning and fierce thunder,
And by furious swarms of flies and hornets.
III. FourPresto--
Alas, how just are his fears,
Thunder and lightening fill the Heavens, and the hail
Slices the tops of the corn and other grain.
L'Autunno (Autumn)
Opus 8, No. 3, in F Major
I. Allegro--
The peasants celebrate with dance and song,
The joy of a rich harvest.
And, full of Bacchus's liquor,
Play The Four Seasons By Vivaldi They finish their celebration with sleep.
II. Adagio molto--
Each peasant ceases his dance and song.
The mild air gives pleasure,
And the season invites many
To enjoy a sweet slumber.
III. Allegro--
The hunters, at the break of dawn, go to the hunt.
With horns, guns, and dogs they are off,
The beast flees, and they follow its trail.
Already fearful and exhausted by the great noise,
Of guns and dogs, and wounded,
The exhausted beast tries to flee, but dies.
L'Inverno (Winter)
Opus 8, No. 4, in F minor
I. Allegro non molto--
Frozen and trembling in the icy snow,
In the severe blast of the horrible wind,
As we run, we constantly stamp our feet,

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And our teeth chatter in the cold.
II. Largo--
To spend happy and quiet days near the fire,
While, outside, the rain soaks hundreds.
III. Allegro--
We walk on the ice with slow steps,
And tread carefully, for fear of falling.
Symphony, If we go quickly, we slip and fall to the ground.
Again we run on the ice,
Until it cracks and opens.
We hear, from closed doors,

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Sirocco, Boreas, and all the winds in battle.
This is winter, but it brings joy.