Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are four violin concertos depicting the seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. They are some of the most extravagant examples of music that tells a story (“program music ...

(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movements: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 Ars Antiqua Austria Gunar Letzbor, Director, Violin Antonio Vivaldi, ...

In the 18th century, travelers came from all over Europe to hear Anna Maria and Chiara perform in Venice. Neither attained the wealth or the immortal fame of someone like Paganini, but composers ...

The violinist Giuliano Carmignola is pictured on his motorbike on the cover of this collection of six concertos played "con moto", and the sound is indeed hard-driven and exciting, full of those ...

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Violin Sergei Nikonov returns to the Star with another seasonal instalment of Vivaldi’s perennially popular “The Four Seasons.” This week, with the iconic first movement of ...

Here’s some Vivaldi-Richter violin magic, played by the youngest finalist of French TV talent show ‘Prodiges’, to blow you away. The competition looks for the most promising young talents in three ...