Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) |
"Summer" is one of the movement from the very famous violin concerto, Four Seasons," written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723. This set of concerto is perhaps one of the most popular Baroque pieces nowadays. The features of spring, summer, autumn and winter become alive in the music. Let's listen to how Vivaldi interpreted summer in this movement. Is this a summer with lots of sunshine? A summer with rain? Or does it represent thunderstorm that happens in the summer? This is a recording featuring famous Korean Violinst, Sarah Chang.
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