Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Complete for Violin & String Quartet by Antonio Vivaldi String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

Antonio Vivaldi (1676-1741) The Four Seasons Complete, Op. 8 No. 1-4Contents:SPRINGSpring from the Four Seasons (RV269; Op. 8, No. 1) Score: 23 pages. Duration ca. 10:42I. Allegro - Spring has returned. Song of the Birds. All is gay, and the birds sing happily.FLOWING FOUNTAINS: Fountains play in the breeze, constantly moving.THUNDER: The skies are dark; lightning flashes and thunder roars.SONG OF THE BIRDS: After the storm, the birds return with their song.II. Largo - THE SLEEPING GOATHERD: On the flowered meadow, the goatherd and his dog roam among the blossoming trees. The Barking DogsIII. Allegro - PASTORAL DANCE: Nymphs and shepherds dance to the bagpipes under the beautiful skies of spring.SUMMERVivaldi: Summer from the Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 2 (RV315) Score: 31 pages, Duration: ca 10:00, 3 movementsI. Allegro non moltoLANGUISHING IN THE HEATMan and beast wilt in the burning sun; even the evergreens feel the heat.THE CUCKOOThe Cuckoo sings loudly.THE DOVEAnd the songs of the turtledove and goldfinch are ardent.THE GOLDFINCHThe gentle breezes sigh.CHANGING WINDS.but the north wind suddenly appears and starts to quarrel.THE NORTH WINDA frightened shepherd weeps in fear and bemoans his fate.II. AdagioThe fierce lightning and terrible thunder makes the shepherd unable to rest his weary body.BLUE-BOTTLE FLIESIII. PrestoTEMPESTUOUS SUMMERTIMEThe shepherd is right to be afraid. The sky flashes and the thunder is awesome.Grain and fruit are destroyed by the storm.AUTUMNVivaldi: Autumn from the Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 3 (RV316) Score: 27 pages, Duration: 10:37, 3 movements.I. Allegro. The peasants dance and sing, hailing the fruits of the harvest.The drunkard drinks deeply from the cup of Bacchus.The Drunks. A Drunk.The drunkards fall into a deep slumber.II. Adagio molto. The drunkards sleep soundly; the season is mild; peace and rest overtake all the joyous peasants.III. Allegro. The Hunt.As dawn breaks the hunter appears with his horn, hound, and gun.The prey appears; the chase is on.The prey is bewildered by the clamorous dogs and the noise of the guns.Fatigued and wounded, the prey falls and dies.WINTERVivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons, Op. 8 (RV297) Score: 23 Pages, Duration: ca. 8:30, 3 movements.I. Allegro non molto. We shiver in the snow and are pierced by the cruel winds.We run and stamp our feet at every step.Our teeth chatter with the cold.II. Largo. We pass the day contented by the fireside; outside it is raining very hard.III. Allegro. We carefully walk on the ice. We are afraid we may fall.We Slip and fall. We get up and bravely try again.The ice is breaking, the cracks are wide.The shrieking winds are at war.Such is winter, but it has its joys.