The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) 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 1721 and were published in 1725 in Amsterdam, together with eight additional violin concerti, as Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione ("The Contest Between Harmony and Invention").
Date of composition | 1723 |
First published | 1725 in Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op.8 (No.2) |
Type | Concerto |
Tonality | G Minor |
Catalogue | RV 315 |
Instruments |
Violin
Strings Continuo |
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Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto pour violon en sol mineur, RV 315 "L'estate (Summer) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)" Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per violino in sol minore, RV 315 "L'estate (Summer) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)" Antonio Vivaldi: Konzert für Violine g-moll, RV 315 "L'estate (Summer) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)" |