{"id":48070,"date":"2024-10-03T17:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ad41f8d2-34d8-486f-ac30-42505b77c864"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T16:07:15","slug":"vivaldi-four-seasons-five-of-the-greatest-recordings-of-all-time-and-just-for-fun-three-wild-cards","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/vivaldi-four-seasons-five-of-the-greatest-recordings-of-all-time-and-just-for-fun-three-wild-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivaldi Four Seasons: five of the greatest recordings of all time (and, just for fun, three wild cards)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 03 October 2024 at 15:19 PM<\/p>

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Published in 1725 as part of Vivaldi\u2019s Op. 8, The Four Seasons<\/em> (Le quattro stagioni)<\/em>, transports listeners through the turning of the year. Each divided into three movements, these four concertos<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>portray the drama (or peace) and scenes of spring, summer, autumn and winter in a pastoral setting. To help set these scenes, sonnets (possibly composed by Vivaldi<\/a><\/strong> himself) serve as a preface for each concerto, introducing and reflecting the music that unfolds.<\/p>

We named the Vivaldi Four Seasons <\/em>as one of the best pieces of violin music ever<\/a><\/strong>, as well as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time<\/a> <\/strong>(in this case, a set of four violin concertos, but you get the point). <\/p>