The poems that inspired Vivaldi's Four Seasons

The original publication of The Seasons provided sonnets -- quite possibly by Vivaldi himself -- that give detailed programs for each of the four concertos.

These four sonnets about the seasons have been printed with the musical score of Vivaldi's Four Seasons since the first edition, published in Amsterdam in 1725.

Sonnets and allusions ; Concerto No. 1 in E major, La primavera (Spring). I. Allegro. Duration: 3 minutes and 36 seconds. ; Concerto No. 2 in G minor, L'estate ...

We look at the poems that appear in the score of the Spring and Summer violin concertos from the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi.

Below are English translations of the sonnets that accompany Vivaldi's famous concertos. We can really hear the melodies as we read these.

As a descriptive basis for his Four Seasons, Vivaldi took four Sonnets, apparently written by himself. Each of the four sonnets is expressed in a concerto, ...

Allegro Giunt' è la Primavera e festosetti. La Salutan gl' Augei con lieto canto, E i fonti allo Spirar de' Zeffiretti Con dolce mormorio Scorrono intanto:

The music of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is based on four poems written by Antonio Vivaldi. In the music, each Season consists of a three-movement concerto.

In this section you can find the texts of the four sonnets that accompanied Antonio Vivaldi's famous collection of concertos, known as The Four Seasons.

Full violin concert. The sonnet guides us through the seasons with spectacular images and moving moments. 00:00 - Spring 09:21 - Summer ...