Who rediscovered Vivaldi?Īlthough he was renowned during his lifetime, Vivaldi's popularity plummeted after his death and many of his compositions were thought to have been lost. The seasons are accompanied by a matching sonnet, possibly written by Vivaldi himself.

For example, the slow movement of Winter paints the picture of sitting by a fire, while the rain pours down outside. Each concerto is written to depict the spirit one of the seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Vivaldi's Four Seasons or Le quattro stagioni is a group of four violin concertos that the composer published in 1725. Together, these two traits earned Vivaldi the nickname il Prete Rosso, 'The Red Priest.' What is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons about? He also had bright red hair, which he inherited from his father. When Vivaldi was 15, he started studying to become a priest and was ordained 10 years later.

Vivaldi's works are known for their imagination, exuberant spirit and innovation.

He has one of the largest outputs of any Baroque composer, including over 500 concertos, about 46 operas, 90 sonatas and many other sinfonias, cantatas and pieces of sacred music.

His work The Four Seasons was one of the first examples of program music: music that tells a story.Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, RV 532.

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