Vivaldi – The Four Seasons CD | Nigel Kennedy | English Chamber Orchestra | Spring Summer Autumn Winter | Baroque Violin Concertos | EMI Classics | New & Sealed

Spring. Vivaldi — The Four Seasons CD. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by violinist Nigel Kennedy with the English Chamber Orchestra — four Baroque violin concertos evoking Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter — one of the best-selling classical recordings of all time — Nigel Kennedy’s 1989 recording sold over two million copies in the UK alone. Baroque / classical violin / orchestral. EMI Classics. New & sealed.

Most Searched Vivaldi Four Seasons Questions

• Spring — The First Concerto in E major (RV 269) — the most searched Vivaldi Four Seasons movement — the most searched Vivaldi Spring which key question — E major — opens with one of the most immediately recognisable melodies in all of classical music — the most searched Vivaldi Spring opening question — Vivaldi accompanied each concerto with a sonnet believed to have been written by Vivaldi himself describing the imagery of each season — the most searched Vivaldi Four Seasons sonnets question — Spring depicts birdsong, a murmuring brook, a thunderstorm and a sleeping goatherd
• Summer — The Second Concerto in G minor (RV 315) — the most searched dramatic Vivaldi Four Seasons movement — the most searched Vivaldi Summer which key question — G minor — the third movement Presto is the most dramatic and technically demanding passage in the Four Seasons — the most searched Vivaldi Summer third movement fact — depicting the oppressive heat of summer, a gathering storm and the fury of a violent thunderstorm in the final Presto — the most searched Vivaldi Summer storm movement question
• Autumn — The Third Concerto in F major (RV 293) — the most searched harvest Vivaldi Four Seasons movement — the most searched Vivaldi Autumn which key question — F major — depicts a harvest celebration, a peasant’s drunken dance, the pleasure of a good harvest and a hunt — the most searched Vivaldi Autumn programme question — the final movement depicts the excitement and violence of an autumn hunt
• Winter — The Fourth Concerto in F minor (RV 297) — the most searched final Vivaldi Four Seasons concerto — the most searched Vivaldi Winter which key question — F minor — depicts shivering in the freezing snow, the biting wind, stamping feet to keep warm and the quiet pleasures of being indoors by the fire during a winter storm — the most searched Vivaldi Winter imagery question — the slow second movement is one of the most serene and beautiful passages in all Baroque music

Most Searched Vivaldi Four Seasons and Nigel Kennedy Facts

• Nigel Kennedy’s 1989 recording of The Four Seasons sold over two million copies in the UK alone — making it one of the best-selling classical albums of all time — the most searched Nigel Kennedy Four Seasons sales fact
• The Four Seasons was composed around 1720 and published in 1725 as part of a larger collection of twelve concertos called Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione — the most searched Vivaldi Four Seasons when composed question
• Each of the four concertos was accompanied by a sonnet believed to have been written by Vivaldi himself — making The Four Seasons one of the earliest examples of programme music — the most searched Vivaldi Four Seasons programme music fact
• Nigel Kennedy studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Juilliard School in New York — the most searched Nigel Kennedy education fact
• The Four Seasons is the most-performed Baroque orchestral work in the concert hall and one of the most recorded pieces of classical music ever written — the most searched Vivaldi Four Seasons popularity fact
• Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1703 earning him the nickname Il Prete Rosso (The Red Priest) due to his red hair — the most searched Vivaldi biographical fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• What keys are the Four Seasons in? — Spring: E major — Summer: G minor — Autumn: F major — Winter: F minor — the most searched question
• When did Vivaldi compose The Four Seasons? — Around 1720 — published in 1725 as part of Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione — the most searched question
• Why is Nigel Kennedy’s recording so famous? — It sold over two million copies in the UK alone after its 1989 release — one of the best-selling classical albums of all time — the most searched question
• Why was Vivaldi called The Red Priest? — He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1703 and had red hair — Il Prete Rosso in Italian — the most searched question
• What are the sonnets in The Four Seasons? — Vivaldi accompanied each concerto with a descriptive sonnet believed to have been written by himself — making it one of the earliest examples of programme music — the most searched question
• What is the most dramatic movement in The Four Seasons? — The third movement Presto of Summer (RV 315) — depicting a violent thunderstorm — the most searched question

CD Details

• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
• Album: The Four Seasons
• Violin: Nigel Kennedy
• Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
• Label: EMI Classics
• Format: CD
• EAN / Barcode: 0077774955720
• Condition: New & Sealed

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