Violin Concerto in G minor (The Four Seasons), RV 315 / Op. 8 No. 2
This guide follows Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in G minor (The Four Seasons), RV 315 / Op. 8 No. 2 “Summer” (1723) in three parts: Allegro non molto, Adagio e piano – Presto e forte and Presto.
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Follow all 18 sections as they play
- I
- II e piano – e
- III
I 0:11–5:57
, headed 'languor from the heat'. The orchestra's (the ) opens the and comes back as 2 and 3, and in a final form at the end. The takes over in between ( 1, 2 and 3). In these sections the violin imitates the cuckoo, then the turtledove and the goldfinch. The sonnet ends this with the shepherd's fear of a violent storm.
- 1
- 1
II e piano – e 6:06–8:03
III8:12–10:41
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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