Antonio Vivaldi and the “Four Seasons” explained

Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L'estate (Summer), paints a picture of an Italian summer, with movement 3 portraying a violent storm.

Vivaldi uses the contrast between the still hot day and the violence of the storms to break up the work and make it more dramatic than one might ...

Vivaldi's depiction of summer correlates to a poem about the season's blazing heat. The intense, lazy heat begins to be replaced by a cool and refreshing breeze ...

Through intense harmonies, evocative melodies, dynamic contrasts, and thunderous storms, he captures the essence of summer and transports listeners to a world ...

Summer is the season of heat. Vivaldi tells us that the high temperatures affect both humans and animals, causing a sense of lethargy, which he ...

This sonnet is all about heat – a heat that is made easier by a cool breeze. You can also hear some birds chilling out. But the vibe quickly ...

The Summer concerto is extremely bleak (and thus will seem sad) because its theme is the fate of one isolated man (a countryman, or farmer) who fears for the ...

I was recently analyzing Summer and found this useful info on his use of form: A concerto is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood ...

Comprised of four violin concertos written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723, The Four Seasons is probably the Baroque composer's best-known work.

A video walkthrough for Vivaldi's Summer Concerto from The Four Seasons. Follow the analysis or just enjoy the music. The soloist is Janine ...