Violin Concerto in F minor (The Four Seasons), RV 297 / Op. 8 No. 4

“Winter”172310 min

This guide follows Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in F minor (The Four Seasons), RV 297 / Op. 8 No. 4 “Winter” (1723) in three parts: Allegro non molto, Largo and Allegro.

Recording: Janine Jansen (violin), Amsterdam Sinfonietta (2014)

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Analysis Comments

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II
III

I 0:00–2:42

An icy opens the in F minor and three times, with episodes for the in between. In the first the violin cuts in with the "horrible wind". The second ( 2) is marked for stamping feet. The , and in their third they picture chattering teeth. The final closes the .

1
1 / wind

II3:24–6:25

III6:40–10:01

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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