Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Vivaldi
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1h 56m
Usher in springtime with a fresh program of works by Handel and Vivaldi. Beloved Boston soprano Amanda Forsythe shines in Handel’s Silete Venti, and GRAMMY®-nominated concertmaster Christina Day Martinson returns to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with her signature virtuosic flourish.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Calderwood Studio at GBH, Boston, MA
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Christina Day Martinson, violin soloist
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI (1687–1762)
CONCERTO GROSSO IN F MAJOR
(after Corelli, Sonata, Op. 5, No. 4)
Adagio
Allegro
Vivace
Adagio
Allegro
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759)
SILETE, VENTI
Symphonia: Silete, venti
Aria:Dulcis amor, Jesu care
Recitative: O fortunata anima
Aria: Date serta, date flores
Presto: Alleluia
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
LE QUATTRO STAGIONI
(THE FOUR SEASONS)
Concerto in E Major, La primavera (Spring)
Allegro
Largo
Allegro, danza pastorale
Concerto in G minor, L'estate (Summer)
Allegro non molto
Adagio
Presto, tempo impetuoso d'estate
Concerto in F Major, L'autunno (Autumn)
Allegro, ballo e canto de' villanelli (dances and songs of the peasants)
Adagio, ubriachi dormienti (the sleeping drunks)
Allegro, la caccia (the hunt)
Concerto in F minor, L'inverno (Winter)
Allegro non molto
Largo
Allegro
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