Recording: Performed by the Venice Baroque Orchestra

Scores: From IMSLP

Sonnet text: From Wikisource

• Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, La Primavera (Spring)
  1. Allegro – 0’04”
  2. Largo e pianissimo sempre – 3’19”
  3. Danza pastorale – 5’37”
• L’estate (Summer) – 9’18”
• L’autunno (Autumn) – 18’54”
• L’inverno (Winter) – 29’45”

Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” from The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni). Second in popularity only to Pachelbel’s Canon in D, the original one hit wonder, this staple of easy listening lists has a lot going on after its unmistakable opening theme. More… →