Composers had previously written music that shivered with the cold, created storms and winds, imitated birds, and so on, but not to the extent and not with the careful planning of these concertos. Vivaldi did not just create a new kind of musical program, he refined the way in which all of the elements of the program work with the music, and he spun his programmatic flourishes over a very detailed harmonic and contrapuntal plan. Vivaldi managed to change the course of music history by writing these four concertos composers had set the seasons, the hours, the months and many other programs of music in the 17th century, but no one had written a set like the Four Seasons. Of all of Vivaldi’s concertos, the Four Seasons are the most widely performed of his works today. You may view the original Italian or an English translation by using the CC button. The subtitles in this video were written 300 years ago in the form of a sonnet, presumably by Vivaldi, and engraved directly onto the music. You can also view the concerts with applause as a playlist here:
Audience noise and applause have been removed in this version in preparation for an album release of the full version. These concertos were individually performed live in our concerts from 2015–2018, using a similar recording setup. Hanneke van Proosdij & David Tayler, directors Vivaldi's Four Seasons, performed on original instruments by the award winning Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music.Ĭynthia Miller Freivogel, Carla Moore & Alana Youssefian, soloists.
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