Antonio Vivaldi was born today in Venice in 1678. By far his most popular work of music (and one of the most famous of all Baroque-period compositions) is his "Four Seasons", which are 4 violin concertos, each evocative of the different seasons. These pieces are works of genius, and are delightful to listen to repeatedly. They were apparently written to go with four sonnets, which describe each movement.
These concertos are very special to me. My wife walked down the aisle at our wedding to the 2nd movement of Winter, and we walked out together to the 1st movement of Spring as the recessional.
Another interesting on is the 1st movement of Winter, which sort of sounds like it could be music to a horror film! It depicts the biting cold of winter.
It's difficult for me not to link to a performance of all 12 movements of the 4 concertos, because each one is so special and beautiful in it's own way. Instead, I'll let you buy a recording and enjoy it on your own stereo system at home.
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