The Four Seasons / Concerto For Diverse Instruments, RV 558 / Oboe Concerto, RV 454 / Flute Concerto, RV 441

1 to 12 Konzerte für Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo / Concertos pour Violon, Cordes et Basse continue / Concerti per violino, archi e basso continuo 1 to 3 (E-Dur / en mi majeur / in mi maggiore) 4 to 6 (g-moll / en sol mineur / in sol minore) 7 to 9 (F-Dur / en fa majeur / in fa maggiore) 10 to 12 (f-moll / en fa mineur / in fa minore) 13 to 15 (C-Dur / en ut majeur / in do maggiore) 16 to 18 (d-moll / en ré mineur / in re minore) 19 to 21 (c-moll / en ut mineur / in do minore) "Spring" (»Der Frühling« / «Le Printemps» / "La primavera"): Movement 1: Giunt' è la primavera (Spring's awakening / Frühlingserwachen / L'éveil du printemps) - Canto degl'uccelli (Song of the birds / Gesang der Vögel / Le chant des oiseaux) - Scorrono i fonti (The springs gush out / Die Quellen sprudeln / Le murmure des fontaines) - Tuoni (Thunder / Donner / La tonnerre) - Canto degl'uccelli (Song of the birds / Gesang der Vögel / Le chant des oiseaux) Movement 2: Il capraro che dorme • Mormorio di fronde e piante • Il cane che grida (The sleeping goatherd • Rustling of foliage and plants • The dog barks / Der schlafende Ziegenhirt • Rascheln des Laubes und der Pflanzen • Der bellende Hund / Le chevrier endormi • Le bruissement des feuilles et des plantes • Le chien qui aboie) Movement 3: Danza pastorale (Country Dance / Ländlicher Tanz / Danse pastorale) "Summer" (»Der Sommer« / «L'Été» / "L'estate"): Movement 1: Languidezza per il caldo (Languor caused by the heat / Mattigkeit wegen der Hitze / Lassitude causée par la chaleur) - Il cucco (The cuckoo / Der Kuckuck / Le coucou) - La tortorella (The turtledove / Die Turteltaube / La tourterelle) - Il gardellino (The goldfinch / Der Stieglitz / Le chardonneret) - Zeffiretti dolci (Gentle zephyrs / Sanfte Zephire / Doux zéphyrs) - Venti diversi (Various winds / Verschiedene Winde / Vents divers) - Vento borea (The north wind / Der Nordwind / Le vent du nord) - Il pianto del villanello (Young countryman's lament / Die Klage des jungen Bauern / La plainte du jeune paysan) Movement 2: Mosche e mosconi (Flies and bluebottles / Fliegen und Brummer / Mouches et grosses mouches bleues) Movement 3: Tempo impetuoso d'estate (Summer storm / Stürmisches Wetter / Temps d'orage d'été) "Autumn" (»Der Herbst« / «L'Automne» / "L'autunno"): Movement 1: Ballo e canto de' villanelli (Dance and song of country folk / Tanz und Gesang der Landleute / Danse et chanson des paysans) - L'ubriaco (The toper / Der Betrunkene / L'ivrogne) - L'ubriaco che dorme (The sleeping drunkard / Der schlafende Zecher / L'ivrogne endormi) Movement 2: Dormienti ubriachi (The sleeping drunkards / Die schlafenden Zecher / Les ivrognes endormis) Movement 3: La caccia (The hunt / Die Jagd / La chasse) - La fiera che fugge (The fleeing beast / Das fliehende Wild / L'animal en fuite) - Schioppi e cani (Guns and hounds / Flinten und Hunde / Fusils et chiens de chasse) - La fiera fuggendo muore (The fleeing beast is slain / Das fliehende Tier verendet / L'animal s'enfuyant meurt) "Winter" (»Der Winter« / «L'Hiver» / "L'inverno"): Movement 1: Agghiacciato tremar tra nevi algenti (Frozen shivering in the icy snow / Erstarrendes Schauern im eisigen Schnee / Tremblement gelé dans la neige glaciale) - Orrido vento (Dreadful storm / Entsetzlicher Sturm / Terrible tempête) - Correre e battere li piedi per il freddo (Running and stamping of feet because of the cold / Laufen und Trampeln mit den Füßen vor Kälte / Courir et frapper des pieds de froid) - Venti (Winds / Winde / Des vents) - Battere i denti (Chattering of teeth / Zähneklappern / Claquements des dents) Movement 2: La pioggia (Rain / Regen / La Pluie) Movement 3: Camminar sopra il ghiaccio (Crossing the ice / Gehen auf dem Eise / Marche sur la glace) - Camminar piano e con timore (Moving carefully and anxiously / Vorsichtiges und ängstliches Gehen / Démarche prudente et pleine d'appréhension) - Cader a terra (Falling to the ground / Hinfallen / Chute à terre) - Correr forte (Striding boldly on / Forsches Voranschreiten / Course effrénée) - Il vento scirocco (The sirocco / Der Schirokko / Le Sirocco) - Il vento borea e tutti li venti (The north wind and all other winds / Der Nordwind und alle anderen Winde / Le vent du nord et tous les autres vents) 1 to 12 (Recording: Manhattan Center, New York City, May 13, 1963 ["Spring"], January 27, 1964 ["Summer" & "Winter"], February 11, 1964 ["Autumn"]) 13 to 21 (Recording: St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, New York, December 15, 1958) Total time: 76'14 English Translation: © 1993 Stewart Spencer © 1993 Michael Stegemann French Translation (Traduction): © 1993 Odile Demange Italian Translation (Traduzione): © 1993 Giovanni Ciani In aid of HRH The Prince of Wales Charities Trust View from Pantalica, Sicily, 1990 © A. 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