From the work "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione" by Antonio Vivaldi, "Le quattro stagioni" is extracted, of which the first four concertos are well known. Each concerto of "Le quattro stagioni" is divided into three movements, of which two, the first and the third, are in Allegro or Presto tempo, while the middle one is characterized by an Adagio or Largo tempo, according to a scheme that Vivaldi has adopted for most of his concertos. Each concerto refers to one of the four seasons: "Spring," "Summer," "Autumn," and "Winter." The instrumentation of all the scores consists of: solo violin, string quartet (first and second violin, viola, cello) and continuo (harpsichord or organ).
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